Cat litter, ashtrays and filthiness: Three food businesses ordered to shut last month
A total of five enforcement orders were issued in March.
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A total of five enforcement orders were issued in March.
Two closure orders and two prohibitions were issued in February.
The FSAI said many unregistered businesses use social media platforms like Facebook to advertise their products.
Most complaints were over unfit food or poor hygiene standards, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland said.
One website ‘FatBurney.com’ was selling a “highly toxic” product and implying it could be used for weight loss.
The FSAI issued less than half of the enforcement orders last year that it issued in 2019.
Propylene glycol is a synthetic food additive.
This compares to 125 enforcement orders being served in 2019.
Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches.
There is no immediate health risk, but there could be health issues if
Consumers are being warned not to eat the sausage product.
The products are potentially unsafe due to the presence of ethylene oxide.
The FSAI said that the implicated batches have not been sold directly to consumers in Ireland.
‘Truffle Fairy Chocolate Coffee Beans’ sold between 15 September and 6 November are being recalled.
Separately, two Cork businesses were ordered to close over the presence of rodent droppings.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland announced the recalls today.
The Irish Farmers Journal has said the dispute centres on who pays and manages the work of veterinarians who certify local abattoirs.
240g jars of the brand’s Cashew Crunch sauce are potentially unsafe.
Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale.
The businesses were found to have breached food safety legislation.
Doctors warned of the potential health risks.
Two chicken products may contain the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
The FSAI also confirmed that one prohibition order was served on a business last month.
Teddy’s Ice Cream was one of five businesses issued with closure orders by the FSAI during July.
The bags may contain the prickly thistle plant.
A number of batches of brown basmati rice pouches are being recalled.
There are around 50 different gin brands produced in Ireland, according to the FSAI.
The Food Safety Authority ordered the closure of one food business in May.
Batches with a best before date in the range 25/07/20 – 12/04/2021 are being recalled.
The FSAI said that hospitals don’t need any extra pressure from unsafe food practices.
Four closure orders and two prohibitions were issued last month.
The FSAI received almost 3,500 complaints in 2019.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) issued the recall today.
The FSAI announced the recall on its website this afternoon.
Some of the food premises posed “immediate danger” to the public, according to inspectors.
The products in question have best before dates of between 01/03/2020 to 17/01/2021 inclusive.
There were 124 enforcement orders issued by the FSAI last year, an increase on the previous year.
Members of the public are advised to return the crisps to the location they were purchased from.
The products may not be safe for anyone who has a peanut allergy.
Six food businesses were closed by the FSAI last month.