Closure Order Impacts Bewley’s Café

Bewley’s Café on Grafton Street in Dublin was issued with a closure order by the authority, directing part of its operation to cease activities.

The premise is among three establishments, including Xpress Pantry in Co Meath and Indian Tiffins on Dublin’s Parnell Street, issued with such orders under EU Regulations.

The order for Bewley’s Café related to issues with the “dual use” of its lone vacuum packing machine for both raw and ready to eat foods. This, the FSAI said, presented “a significant risk of ready-to-eat foods becoming contaminated with bacteria”.

Xpress Pantry was also directed to stop some activities relating to the “manufacture and wholesale of foods of animal origin” while Indian Tiffins was ordered to stop all business.

The Chief Executive of the FSAI said food businesses “have a fundamental legal responsibility to ensure the food they produce is safe to eat”.

Posted: 13/02/2025 08:55