IRELAND CHECKS

BY JONATHAN THOMSONTHE Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has claimed a boost in the number of Improvement Notices is helping it win its battle against the country's unhygienic takeaways, cafes and restaurants.The FSAI said that just fourteen Republic food outlets were closed down in the first six months of the year, ten less than in the same period last year and its food safety officials say the reason is an increase in the number of these Notices it has issued to proprietors.FSAI chief executive, Dr Patrick Wall, said: "Last year, a total of 330 ...


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