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"When you find a rat coming out of the drain you know it's time to close."

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) reported that five Closure Orders were served on food...

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12.17 19 Feb 2020


"When you find a rat coming out of the drain you know it's time to close."


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12.17 19 Feb 2020


The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) reported that five Closure Orders were served on food businesses during January for breaches of food safety legislation. Reasons for the closures include freezers within a premises having an extremely large build-up of congealed blood and a
failure to ensure adequate pest control leading to rats.
To find out more about why up to 120 restaurants, supermarkets and cafes are forced to close each year we are joined by Henry McKean.


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