A well-known restaurant in Clonmel was served with a Closure Order in May due to food safety concerns.
Shake Dog (Restaurant/ Café), Unit 23, Showgrounds Shopping Centre, Clonmel, Tipperary was served with the order under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) reported that ten Closure Orders and five Prohibition Orders were served on food businesses during the month of May for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.
The Enforcement Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) and by officers of the FSAI.
The inspection on Shake Dog found that food stored at the premises was not kept at the correct temperature.
Cleaning and disinfection was also noted as an area where non-compliance was identified.
- Haperty Limited – Trading at Mind Mega Mela 2025 (Closed activity: the activity associated with the handling, preparation and cooking of raw fish and raw poultry for sale to members of the public) (Takeaway), St Margaret’s Road, Finglas Dublin 11
- Spice Village & Indian Kebab House (Takeaway), Ferry Road, Tarbert, Kerry
- Houda Foods (Wholesaler/ Distributor), Unit 5, Ballinlough Business Park, Ballinlough, Roscommon
- Heyba’s Kitchen, Shed A3 Bremore Farm, Flemington Lane, Bremore, Balbriggan, County Dublin
- Stop n Shop Convenience Store, 52-54 Tullow Street, Carlow
- Kerala Royal Caters (Service Sector), Unit 27C, Ashbourne Business Centre, Ballybin Road, Ashbourne, Meath
- Pizza Corner (Take Away), Main Street Caherconlish, Limerick
- Thindi (Service Sector), 143 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
- Tasty Food (Takeaway), Unit 2, Cross Avenue, Ballyneety, Limerick
- Haperty Limited (Trading at Mind Mega Mela 2025) (Takeaway), St Margaret’s Road, Finglas, Dublin 11
- Noor Halal (Butcher Shop), 10 Church Street, Dundalk, Louth
- Kerala Royal Caters (Service Sector), Unit 27C, Ashbourne Business Centre, Ballybin Road, Ashbourne, Meath
- Houda Foods (Wholesaler/ Distributor), Unit 5, Ballinlough Business Park, Ballinlough, Roscommon
- Domestic Kitchen at East Road, East Wall, Dublin 3
Mr Greg Dempsey, Chief Executive, FSAI, warned that every food business must be registered with a competent authority and that all food businesses have a legal obligation to ensure the food they sell is safe to eat.
“The high number of Enforcement Orders in May is disappointing, especially as the type of non-compliances, such as unclean premises and pest infestations, are all preventable where the business has a food safety management system in place and staff are properly trained. Additionally, while the vast majority of food businesses comply with their legal requirement to register their business prior to operating, unfortunately, some choose to operate without the knowledge or supervision of the competent authorities, potentially exposing consumers to unsafe or fraudulent food. These businesses will be pursued using the legal powers available to us. The FSAI website has a wealth of free information for any food business to access if they need help. We also have a free Learning Portal to assist in building compliance by food businesses and it includes eLearning modules, webinars, short videos, and explanatory materials covering a broad range of relevant food safety topics,” said Mr Dempsey.
Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI’s website at www.fsai.ie.
Closure Orders and Improvement Orders will remain listed in the enforcement reports on the website for a period of three months from the date of when a premises is adjudged to have corrected its food safety issue, with Prohibition Orders being listed for a period of one month.
