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‘I won’t be eating here ever again’, cry customers as Chinese takeaway apologises after flies found ‘walking on’ chicken
The FSAI have issued a warning
CUSTOMERS vowed they "won't be eating" at a local Chinese restaurant again after it was hit with a closure order by health officials.
An inspection uncovered cardboard boxes containing cooked chicken stored in a timber shed and flies "observed walking on the food".
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The Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued the Chinese Gourment restaurant in Oldcastle, Co Meath, with an immediate closure order.
The restaurant in Oldcastle was one of three establishments nationwide that was served with closure orders by the organisation due to failing the safety and hygiene regulations.
The restaurant is no longer permitted to use the outdoor timber shed in the backyard of the premises for storage or handling of any open food.
The business owner took to social media to apologise to their customers after being hit with a closure order.
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They wrote: "Dear customers, the health officials inspected our company on 27th June found that our employees were handling food improperly in the wrong place.
"We promptly handled the contaminated chicken and stopped using the timber shed that day. We also made a remedial plan in a timely manner.
"The health officials only asked to close the timer shed and allow us to operate normally.
"I will also retrain the chefs employed in food safety and hygiene."
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A report published by the organisation reveals that the restaurant failed to comply with regulations.
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The timber shed door was fully open, and "flies were observed walking on the cooked chicken", and there was mould spotted on the walls and ceiling.
The inspector stated that "Food was not protected against any contamination, likely to render the food unfit for human consumption" as it poses a risk to public health.
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive of FSAI, said: "Consumers have a right to safe food.
"Under food law, it is the legal responsibility of food businesses to ensure that the food they sell to the consumer is safe to eat.
"If anyone experiences unfit food, poor hygiene standards or notices a breach of food law in a food business, we encourage them to contact us via our online complaint form at www.fsai.ie/makeitbetter.
"Reporting inappropriate and unsafe food practices provides us with information that we can act upon. Food safety legislation is put in place to protect the health of consumers and to uphold the standards of the food industry.
"We strongly encourage food business operators to continuously improve their food safety standards via regular training, availing of online resources, as well as promoting a strong culture of food safety within their businesses."
The restaurant said: "I would like to express my sincerest apologies to the customers affected by this incident."
'WON'T BE EATING HERE EVER AGAIN'
Customers were left enraged by the restaurant's poor regulation of hygiene and safety for food at the establishment.
One person wrote: "I won’t be eating here ever again!!"
Another person added: "Won't be eating from yous again disgusting making people eat food that had flys all over it sitting in a shed and god knows what else.
"How could any reasonable restaurant think it was OK to keep food in a shed."
The third person said: "I really don't think saying sorry for that disgusting act is going to make it better."