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# Food Safety

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Dublin burrito bars among six food businesses served with closure orders
The Food Safety Authority took action against businesses in Dublin, Louth, Waterford and Wexford in February.
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Mar 7th 2016, 2:36 PM
Complaints over worm in chicken nugget, animal tooth in jam and snail in sweets
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has released details of complaints received by its advice line in 2015.
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Feb 11th 2016, 12:02 PM
A food poisoning expert on the six foods he never eats
Having spent over 20 years working on food poisoning lawsuits, lawyer Bill Marler simply doesn’t eat certain foods any more.
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Jan 30th 2016, 6:00 PM
These seven food businesses were ordered to close last month
Businesses in Dublin, Cork, Louth, Limerick and Donegal were among those closed in December.
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Jan 7th 2016, 2:56 PM
These takeaways were shut down by the Food Safety Authority last month
And a butchers. And a restaurant.
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Dec 8th 2015, 1:28 PM
'Urgent response' needed to tackle drug-resistant germs in Ireland's food chain
Drug resistant bacteria is recognised worldwide as one of the biggest potential threats to human health
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Dec 3rd 2015, 2:12 PM
If you're allergic to cow's milk, be careful with this coconut milk
Milk protein (casein) was detected in a batch of Koh Coconut Milk.
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Dec 1st 2015, 6:26 PM
This restaurant has been shut down twice by the Food Safety Authority
There were just three enforcement orders in total last month.
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Nov 5th 2015, 2:00 PM
So a man found a dead mouse in his Subway sandwich...
Spicy or American cheese? Mouse or no mouse?
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Oct 14th 2015, 10:00 PM
Was your favourite takeaway closed over food safety concerns last month?
The FSAI said there can be “no excuse” for putting consumers’ health at risk.
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Oct 7th 2015, 1:24 PM
Remember Dolly? There may not be another as EU steps closer to full cloning ban
EU lawmakers backed calls to tighten up a proposed ban on cloning animals.
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Sep 11th 2015, 12:42 PM
Curry paste jars recalled from Irish shelves - because the labels aren't in English
The Sharwoods branded paste has mustard in it.
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Aug 5th 2015, 10:59 PM
If you eat soup from SuperValu or Centra you'll want to read this
Some of the soup may have plastic in it.
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Jul 29th 2015, 6:35 PM
Nestle have been ordered to withdraw €44.4 million worth of noodles
India’s food safety regulator has said the product contains excessive levels of lead.
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Jun 16th 2015, 10:31 AM
Do best before dates actually matter?
No. They do not. Use by dates? They’re REALLY important.
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Jun 14th 2015, 5:00 PM
More of this peanut butter is being recalled because of a potential choking hazard
The FSAI said some jars may contain a ‘foreign body’.
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Jun 5th 2015, 6:07 PM
More wine is being recalled because it may contain pieces of glass
The recall originally related to just Nederburg 56 Hundred Pinot Grigio.
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Jun 4th 2015, 6:27 PM
Batch of peanut butter recalled in Ireland as it may contain 'a foreign body'
The batch could present a choking hazard or public health risk, the FSAI has said.
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May 13th 2015, 7:53 PM
Irish health supplement recalled after salmonella found in it
Own a pouch of it? You’re asked to return the product.
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Apr 28th 2015, 6:12 PM
Restaurant closed for 'grave and immediate danger to public health'
The restaurant in Roscommon was reopened after five days
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Apr 10th 2015, 1:25 PM
Outbreak of Salmonella at seven Irish poultry farms
The Department of Agriculture said there are no food safety risks to the public.
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Apr 2nd 2015, 11:29 AM
Feel like chicken tonight? Don't ruin your weekend by cooking it the wrong way
Here are some helpful tips to avoid getting food poisoning.
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Feb 28th 2015, 7:15 AM
'Razor blade in minced meat' and 'cigarette in brack' among food complaints
This might put you off your lunch.
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Feb 9th 2015, 1:59 PM
Cavan pub fined €7,000 over sale of counterfeit Smirnoff
Nine food businesses were also served with closure orders last month – was your favourite restaurant among them?
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Feb 5th 2015, 4:00 PM
Know what Campylobacter is? It makes us sick more often than Salmonella does
Here’s how you can avoid getting sick.
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Jan 28th 2015, 5:23 PM
Put down that glass of raw milk, say Ireland's food safety experts
(You can boil it before drinking it though)
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Jan 13th 2015, 9:15 PM
96 businesses hit with food safety closures last year, was your favourite restaurant one?
It was a busy year for Ireland’s food safety watchdog.
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Jan 8th 2015, 11:00 PM
Ever wondered why Europeans don't refrigerate eggs, but Americans do?
It’s the question that you have long wanted to be answered.
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Dec 27th 2014, 4:30 PM
Do you buy Holle or Lebenswert baby food? It could make your child sick
Some Holle and Lebendswert branded baby foods have been recalled because of ‘undesirable plant constitutents’.
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Dec 12th 2014, 1:44 PM
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.
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Dec 4th 2014, 1:20 PM
Was your favourite restaurant shut down last month? Fifteen food businesses were
Ireland’s food safety watchdog was busy in October.
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Nov 10th 2014, 12:16 PM
Quinn's pub closed after All Ireland due to "grave and immediate danger to public health"
The pub was issued with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority that was lifted two days later.
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Oct 6th 2014, 2:12 PM
Who you gonna call? The Department of Agriculture Investigations Division
The new unit will bring the department’s investigations unit under one banner.
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Oct 1st 2014, 4:45 PM
Was your favourite eatery closed over food safety concerns in August?
The FSAI has reported seven closure orders and one prohibition order from last month.
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Sep 9th 2014, 10:27 PM
Seven closure orders served on restaurants and a food stall in Ireland last month
“While most food businesses are committed to high standards for the health of their customers, this is not always the case,” said the FSAI’s chief executive.
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Aug 6th 2014, 12:30 PM
Shops could STILL be codding customers with mislabelled fish
Preliminary results have shown that white fish is being mislabelled as different species.
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Jul 25th 2014, 6:45 AM
China detains five over expired meat sold to McDonald's, KFC
US food supplier OSI is caught up in scandal involving out-of-date meat being mixed with fresh product or re-labelled.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 10:05 AM
Was your local take-away closed over food safety concerns last month?
Nine closure orders were served last month – three involved take-aways.
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Jul 7th 2014, 4:00 PM
Have you eaten in any of these places served with closure orders last month?
The FSAI said there is absolutely no excuse for negligent practices.
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Jun 4th 2014, 1:26 PM
Debunked: Is it better to keep bread in the fridge or a bread bin?
Mould is likely to contaminate the bread at some point, but what is the best way of stopping this from happening?
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Jun 2nd 2014, 4:00 PM
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