Tipperary restaurant reopened after closure order

A popular restaurant and takeaway in Clonmel, that was  ordered to shut its doors following an inspection by an authorised officer of the Health Service Executive under the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998, has reopened.

Babylon Kebab House located at 92-93 Irishtown in Clonmel was  closed by the HSE on March 25 but was reopened one day later on March 26.

The business is operated by Mr Bassem Yassin and Mr Rami Yasein.

Closure Orders were served on eight other food businesses across the country during March, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed, with one prohibition order issued also.

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Babylon Kebab House located in Irishtown, was ordered to close for the following reasons:

The premises was not maintained in a clean condition, the lack of adequate, regular, and thorough cleaning was evident in all parts of the food business, particularly in the food cooking and food storage areas, this lack of adequate cleaning was also identified during previous inspections and there is a continuous failure to maintain consistent cleaning standards at this premises, contrary to the legislation.

The other premises issued closure orders and one case of a prohibition order were  located in Dublin (6), Offaly (1), Meath (1)  and Cork (1).

Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI, said that breaches of food safety legislation pose a real danger to consumer health.

“March saw a high number of Enforcement Orders and some of the reasons listed demonstrate totally inadequate hygiene standards.

“Consumers have a right to safe food and this legal obligation sits with the food business operators. These food businesses are damaging the reputation of the food industry as a whole and can impact the trust that consumers have in the food they eat.

“Environmental Health Officers, who inspect these food businesses, also continue to encounter cases where consumers’ health is put at risk, particularly through a failure to comply with hygiene requirements, pest control and food safety training requirements, which is unacceptable,” Dr Byrne concluded.

Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI’s website at www.fsai.ie.