Food Safety

Cost of Doing Business Is Main Concern For Irish Food Sector

The increased costs of doing business is cited by more than 3 in 4 (76%) of Irish food businesses as the top issue affecting the industry, according to con...

FSAI Advice Line Receives A 45% Increase Of Suspected Food Poisoning Complaints

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Advice Line received 3,202 complaints by consumers relating to food, food premises and food labelling i...

FSAI Publishes New Guidance Note On Safe Production Of Fresh Produce

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has published new guidance to assist growers with the safe production of fresh produce on farms. Not only is...

FSAI Calls For Opinions On New EU Labelling Regulations

On Monday (18 July), the Food Safety Authority of Ireland announced a national consultation in conjunction with the Department of Health and the Department...

Eight Businesses Served With Closure Orders in April

A total of seven restaurants and one food grocer were served with closure orders by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in April. Five Closure Orders w...

Eleven Enforcement Orders Served by FSAI in February

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) served a total of 10 Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order in March. Three Closure Orders was served unde...

Six Closure Orders Served by FSAI in February

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued six closure orders during the month of February for breaches of food safety legislation. Among them was popu...

Three Restaurants Served With Closure Orders in November

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) forced three restaurants to close in November following violations, and the HSE successfully prosecuted one Dub...

FSAI Launches National Consultation on Mandatory Calorie Information