# Closure Orders
This year
2023
Black mould, cockroaches, foul odours: Seven closure orders served on food businesses in July
The FSAI detailed the reasons for the closures in individual reports.
Ten businesses issued with closure orders last month by Food Safety Authority
A sushi restaurant that didn’t identify hazards of raw fish and a creche in Wexford were issued with orders.
Dirt, cobwebs and lack of hot water: Three food businesses issued with closure orders last month
The FSAI detailed the reasons for the closures in individual reports.
Dead rats and cockroach infestations: Eleven food businesses faced closure orders last month
The closures were issued for businesses in Dublin, Meath, Louth and Laois.
Live rodent in kitchen among reasons for closures as food safety body issues four orders
Two closure orders and two prohibition orders were made in January 2023.
Last year
2022
Pests, dirt, dangerous chicken: Three food businesses issued closure orders last month
The FSAI detailed the reasons for the closures in individual reports.
Four food businesses issued closure orders last month
The FSAI detailed the reasons for the closures in individual reports.
Five restaurants and takeaways hit with closure orders last month
A Chinese and a pizza shop are among those to be shut.
Two food businesses issued closure orders last month
One outlet was not registered with the appropriate authorities, while the other was inappropriately cooking and cooling large volumes of food.
Dead rodents and 'gnawed' potatoes: Seven food businesses were hit with closure orders last month
Several of the closure orders refer to significant rodent infestations.
Five food businesses ordered to close in January over safety and hygiene breaches
The FSAI issued five closure orders and one prohibition order last month to businesses in Dublin, Meath, Wexford and Offaly.
All time
Food inspectors issue closure notices to three sushi restaurants operating from bedroom of Dublin house
Separately, two Cork businesses were ordered to close over the presence of rodent droppings.
Rodent infestation and 'filthy' floors: Three food businesses were ordered to close in March
The FSAI said that hospitals don’t need any extra pressure from unsafe food practices.
Rodent activity and poor cleaning practices: Five food businesses were ordered to shut last month
Some of the food premises posed “immediate danger” to the public, according to inspectors.
Restaurant forced to close after pool of blood discovered in storage unit during safety inspection
Six food businesses were closed by the FSAI last month.
Dublin restaurant forced to close after live cockroaches were found on a container of nuts during food safety inspection
November was the worst-month ever for food safety with record numbers of FSAI orders.
Rodent droppings and arsenic in water: Six food businesses received closure orders in August
Businesses in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny ad Monaghan were affected.
Dublin restaurant forced to close after bird seen flying from kitchen during food safety inspection
Eight food businesses were closed by the FSAI in July.
Cockroaches and rodent droppings: 11 food businesses received closure orders in June
Four of the orders were issued to businesses in the Moore Street Mall in Dublin city centre.
Here's where the dirtiest takeaways and restaurants in Ireland were in 2018
In all, the FSAI issued over 100 enforcement orders last year.
Cockroaches, blood spillages, filthy kitchens: Seven food businesses closed last month
Businesses in Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Limerick and Louth were hit with closure orders.
Live rat in drain and insects in baking dough: FSAI closed 8 food businesses in September
Inspectors observed a live rat coming out of a drain during one of these inspections.
Transporting food with waste, poor cleaning: Four food businesses closed last month
The closures were served to businesses in Louth, Wexford and Meath.
Rodent infestation, flies and insects in ingredients: Eight food businesses closed last month
The businesses were based in Dublin, Mayo, Laois and Wexford.
Filthy premises and rodent infestations: Six food businesses closed in April
The businesses are located in Mayo, Kilkenny, Dublin, Louth and Clare.
Louth crèche closed over rodent infestation in baby room and nappy changing area
Dead cockroaches and fresh rat droppings were some of the other reasons for closure orders issued to businesses in Dublin and Louth.
Seven food businesses were served enforcement orders last month
The FSAI does not expand on the reasons the orders were issued.
Thai and Chinese restaurants among food outlets served with closure orders last month
The FSAI said while most food businesses maintain high standards of food safety, this is not always the case.
Pizza and Mexican restaurants among food outlets served with closure orders last month
The FSAI said some businesses are “potentially putting consumers’ health at serious risk”.
Temple Bar restaurant among nine food businesses hit with closure orders
In another case, three prosecutions were secured against the owners of Jackson’s Hotel in Donegal.
These five Dublin restaurants were closed over food safety concerns last month
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland have issued a total of 28 closure orders so far this year.
This restaurant has been shut down twice by the Food Safety Authority
There were just three enforcement orders in total last month.
Was your favourite Chinese closed down by the Food Safety Authority?
Ten food businesses were hit with closure orders last month – including a number of Chinese and Indian takeaways.
Was your favourite take-away closed over safety concerns last month?
17 food businesses around the country were.
These 11 businesses were hit with food safety closure orders last month
They range from the Arlington Hotel in Temple Bar to a manufacturing plant of Pure Green Juices.
Was your local take-away closed over food safety concerns last month?
Nine closure orders were served last month – three involved take-aways.
Have you eaten in any of these places served with closure orders last month?
The FSAI was particularly critical of businesses with improper storage or poor cleaning standards.
Prohibition order for fish plant after products recalled over food poisoning
Seven closure orders and one prosecution were also recorded last month.
Montessori among 11 closure orders over food safety concerns
Twelve enforcement orders were served on businesses by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, it said today.
Two Chinese restaurants among 12 enforcement orders served last month
The Food Safety Authority closed twelve business last month under food safety legislation.
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