Food safety inspectors shut pizza restaurant following rodent infestation discovery

A pizza restaurant was shut down after inspectors uncovered severe rodent contamination and gnawed food packaging.

Health inspectors closed a local pizza restaurant last month after discovering extensive rodent droppings and chewed packaging on the premises. The enforcement action formed part of a wider crackdown by food safety officials that resulted in multiple closure orders across the country in October.

• The agencyThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued the enforcement orders following routine inspections.
• The evidenceInspectors found rodent droppings directly on top of condiment containers alongside chewed food packaging.
• The totalsA total of three closure orders and one prohibition order were served on food businesses during the month.