FSA orders closure of Fonthill premises
CLOSURE orders have been served on four food businesses in Clondalkin by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
The affected businesses are the Eurasia Supermarket, Evergreen Retail, Humeera Traders, and Spice Village Indian Street Food, all at Unit 1 in Fonthill Retail Park.
The closure orders issued by the FSAI found that all of the aforementioned businesses did not have “adequate procedures” to “control pests within the building”, namely cockroaches.
The inspector found live cockroaches on traps on the ground and first floors of the supermarket, and dead cockroaches were found in traps in the same locations.
“Cockroaches are known the spread pathogens which can pose a risk to human health,” according to the closure order.
“They can contaminate food and food contact material with harmful pathogens such as salmonella, e. coli, staphylococcus aureus.”
This would render “the food produced and stored in these conditions to pose an unacceptable risk to public health.”
Dr Pamela Byrne, chief executive of the FSAI, said: “Filthy premises, unsafe food storage and inadequate pest control measures are once again the primary reasons for this month’s Enforcement Orders.
“These violations demonstrate a total disregard for food safety requirements and highlight the ongoing failure of some food businesses to maintain basic, consistent cleaning practices, and this failure poses a significant risk to public health.
“Food businesses have a legal responsibility to ensure the safety of the food they produce, distribute or sell by maintaining proper storage temperatures, ensuring staff are properly trained, having stringent hygiene practices and ensuring their food businesses are fully pest proofed.
“Achieving a strong food safety culture requires continuous and consistent training for all team members.”
The closure orders will remain listed on the FSAI’s website for a period of three months from the date of when a premises is adjudged to have corrected its food safety issue.
