# Food Safety

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# mutant bacteria

'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

10.7k

Dec 3rd 2015, 2:12 PM

# coconut milk

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.

18.5k

Dec 1st 2015, 6:26 PM

# Enforcement

This restaurant has been shut down twice by the Food Safety Authority

There were just three enforcement orders in total last month.

66.5k

Nov 5th 2015, 2:00 PM

# danger mouse

So a man found a dead mouse in his Subway sandwich...

Spicy or American cheese? Mouse or no mouse?

5.4k

Oct 14th 2015, 10:00 PM

# eat it

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.

41.9k

Oct 7th 2015, 1:24 PM

# seeing double

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.

7.9k

Sep 11th 2015, 12:42 PM

# mustard alert

Curry paste jars recalled from Irish shelves - because the labels aren't in English

The Sharwoods branded paste has mustard in it.

21.3k

Aug 5th 2015, 10:59 PM

# Not Souper

If you eat soup from SuperValu or Centra you'll want to read this

Some of the soup may have plastic in it.

57.0k

Jul 29th 2015, 6:35 PM

# gone to pot (noodle)

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.

14.3k

Jun 16th 2015, 10:31 AM

# out of date

Do best before dates actually matter?

No. They do not. Use by dates? They’re REALLY important.

24.1k

Jun 14th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Careful Now

More of this peanut butter is being recalled because of a potential choking hazard

The FSAI said some jars may contain a ‘foreign body’.

13.2k

Jun 5th 2015, 6:07 PM

# warning

More wine is being recalled because it may contain pieces of glass

The recall originally related to just Nederburg 56 Hundred Pinot Grigio.

35.3k

Jun 4th 2015, 6:27 PM

# Dangerous

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.

23.5k

May 13th 2015, 7:53 PM

# chlorella

Irish health supplement recalled after salmonella found in it

Own a pouch of it? You’re asked to return the product.

13.1k

Apr 28th 2015, 6:12 PM

# Food Safety

Restaurant closed for 'grave and immediate danger to public health'

The restaurant in Roscommon was reopened after five days

65.2k

Apr 10th 2015, 1:25 PM

# chickens

Outbreak of Salmonella at seven Irish poultry farms

The Department of Agriculture said there are no food safety risks to the public.

15.2k

Apr 2nd 2015, 11:29 AM

# Raw Deal

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.

26.8k

Feb 28th 2015, 7:15 AM

# appetising

'Razor blade in minced meat' and 'cigarette in brack' among food complaints

This might put you off your lunch.

17.5k

Feb 9th 2015, 1:59 PM

# Food Safety

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?

34.4k

Feb 5th 2015, 4:00 PM

# Food Poisoning

Know what Campylobacter is? It makes us sick more often than Salmonella does

Here’s how you can avoid getting sick.

27.2k

Jan 28th 2015, 5:23 PM

# the white stuff

Put down that glass of raw milk, say Ireland's food safety experts

(You can boil it before drinking it though)

53.5k

Jan 13th 2015, 9:15 PM

# bye bye appetite

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.

72.2k

Jan 8th 2015, 11:00 PM

# Food Safety

Ever wondered why Europeans don't refrigerate eggs, but Americans do?

It’s the question that you have long wanted to be answered.

97.2k

Dec 27th 2014, 4:30 PM

# Recalled

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’.

13.0k

Dec 12th 2014, 1:44 PM

# FSAI

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.

35.4k

Dec 4th 2014, 1:20 PM

# Food Safety

Was your favourite restaurant shut down last month? Fifteen food businesses were

Ireland’s food safety watchdog was busy in October.

52.4k

Nov 10th 2014, 12:16 PM

# Black Card

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.

79.8k

Oct 6th 2014, 2:12 PM

# catchy

Who you gonna call? The Department of Agriculture Investigations Division

The new unit will bring the department’s investigations unit under one banner.

10.4k

Oct 1st 2014, 4:45 PM

# concerns

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.

47.9k

Sep 9th 2014, 10:27 PM

# Food Safety

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.

38.4k

Aug 6th 2014, 12:30 PM

# something fishy

Shops could STILL be codding customers with mislabelled fish

Preliminary results have shown that white fish is being mislabelled as different species.

9.8k

Jul 25th 2014, 6:45 AM

# China

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.

5.3k

Jul 23rd 2014, 10:05 AM

# eat up

Was your local take-away closed over food safety concerns last month?

Nine closure orders were served last month – three involved take-aways.

32.6k

Jul 7th 2014, 4:00 PM

# Food Safety

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.

66.7k

Jun 4th 2014, 1:26 PM

# true or false

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?

73.3k

Jun 2nd 2014, 4:00 PM

# Food Safety

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.

57.2k

May 7th 2014, 11:25 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think calorie counts should be put on menus?

The proposal is aimed at helping people make healthy choices, but do you agree with it?

13.0k

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Apr 10th 2014, 8:55 AM

# Food Safety

Prohibition order for fish plant after products recalled over food poisoning

Seven closure orders and one prosecution were also recorded last month.

13.4k

Apr 3rd 2014, 12:16 PM

# Food Safety

Aldi withdraws sausage rolls over sulphur labelling

You might want to return the foods, particularly if you’re asthmatic.

17.3k

Mar 25th 2014, 9:08 AM

# town bar and grill

TDs' Kildare Street haunt among businesses closed by food safety inspectors

The FSAI issues such orders where it’s deemed “there’s likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health at or in the premises”.

19.1k

Mar 6th 2014, 12:15 PM