Pygmalion

2022 - 6 - 9

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FSAI serves closure order on Dublin's much-loved Pygmalion bar ... (Irish Mirror)

A popular nightlife venue in the heart of Dublin city centre has been issued a 'closure order' by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland due to the presence ...

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998 states that: "Where an authorised officer is of the opinion that there is or is likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health at, in or on any premises or part thereof or where the authorised officer is unable to establish to his or her satisfaction, due to any obstruction, the level of or the extent to which such a danger, if any, exists, the authorised officer may, following consultations with the chief executive or such other officer of the Authority or an official agency designated in that behalf by the Board, serve, or arrange to have served, on the proprietor or person in charge of the premises a notice (“closure order”).” Concluding the comments, the unnamed inspector said the food could be “contaminated in such a way that would be unreasonable to expect it to be consumed in that state.” “The above conditions lead to a serious risk of food being contaminated with pathogens and bacteria, likely to render the food unsafe for human consumption,” the report continued.

Dublin bar Pygmalion shut after live rodent and fresh droppings ... (Independent.ie)

Well-known Dublin restaurant and cocktail bar Pygmalion was temporarily closed by food safety inspectors after a live rodent and fresh droppings were found ...

“Consumers of food in Ireland have a right to safe food and hygienic food premises.” A live rodent and fresh rodent droppings were spotted by an inspector who visited the Pygmalion premises in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre. The inspector also said there were not adequate control measures in place to control pests. The order was among seven closures and one prohibition order issued in May by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, due to breaches of food safety legislation by businesses around the country.

Pygmalion: Popular Dublin bar ordered to close after 'live rodent ... (Sunday World)

Pygmalion was hit with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on May 31, 2022 which was lifted on June 2. Pygmalion was forced to ...

The HSE and HPSC have urged people, especially all parents and carers of young children, to check and ensure they do not have any Kinder Egg products at home. The HSE and HPSC have urged people, especially all parents and carers of young children, to check and ensure they do not have any Kinder Egg products at home. HSE and HPSC urges people to make sure they do not have Kinder Egg products in home

Pygmalion and Ritchie mint-maker issued food safety orders after ... (The Irish Times)

Grease-laden equipment and mouse droppings were some of the reasons the FSAI issued enforcement orders on four food firms in May.

The report also noted poor structural building maintenance, with a flaking ceiling directly above the production line of moving open foods and mould growth elsewhere. Golden Beach Supermarket, on Dublin’s Parnell Street, will no longer be allowed to prepare and serve food in certain areas of its premises after inspectors spotted “congealed residue” on knives. Inspectors spotted a live rodent and fresh droppings when visiting the popular haunt in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre off South William Street late last month.

Dublin pubs: Pygmalion slapped with closure order after live rodent ... (Dublin Live)

A closure order was served under the FSAI Act 1998 on the popular city centre restaurant and bar citing adequate pest control procedures were not in place. A ...

Consumers of food in Ireland have a right to safe food and hygienic food premises." But it was lifted on May 13. The slicing and/or packing of food products in the basement storeroom.

Pygmalion ordered to close over 'live rodent and rat droppings' last ... (Newstalk)

Well-known Dublin bar and restaurant Pygmalion was shut down by food safety inspectors last month after a live rodent and rat droppings were discovered.

Consumers of food in Ireland have a right to safe food and hygienic food premises.” The slicing and/or packing of food products in basement storeroom.” - Sillis Green Veg, Co. Monaghan – “Closed activities: The use of sodium metabisulphite in the dipping process and production of foodstuffs.”

Live rodents and dead insects: Seven food businesses issued ... (thejournal.ie)

Pygmalion bar in Dublin and the maker of Ritchie's mints were among the food businesses hit with closure orders.

Consumers of food in Ireland have a right to safe food and hygienic food premises,” Byrne said. The report noted that rodent activity was confirmed at seven monitoring stations. Golden Beach Supermarket was ordered to stop the preparation and serving of food in the ground floor kitchen and service area and the slicing and packing of food in its basement storeroom. Sillis Green Veg was ordered to halt the use of sodium metabisulphite in the production of foodstuffs. The closure order issued for Mart Café in Donegal noted that the premises was not kept clean with accumulations of food debris, grease and encrusted dirt on floor surfaces, wall surfaces and shelving. The report added that there was an infestation of flies on the premises in Wexford and mouse droppings in the food preparation area.