Two Cork Food Businesses Served With Food Safety Prohibition Orders in July
Two Cork food businesses were served with Prohibition Orders by HSE Environmental Health Officers during July, the FSAI has reported.
The two Prohibition Orders reported by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland for the month of July were both served on Cork food businesses.
The FSAI reported today that Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive served eleven Closure Orders and two Prohibition Orders on food businesses during the month of July for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.
One Prohibition Order was served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on a Cork ice cream wholesaler and distributor. The FSAI enforcement report records that the order was served on 16 July 2026 by the Health Service Executive.
The products withdrawn are listed as ice cream x 24 units x 27 cases, batch L533IR0138; ice cream x 24 units x 8 cases, L6043B0138; and ice cream x 20 units x 97 cases, L6059CD020.
The order, made under Regulation 29 of S.I. No. 79 of 2020 by an authorised officer of the Health Service Executive, directs that the item of food identified in the schedule is, with immediate effect, restricted or prohibited from being placed on the market and, as appropriate in the interests of public health, destroyed in a manner prescribed by the authorised officer.
The reasons set out in the order relate to traceability requirements under Article 18 of Regulation 178/2002. The order states that the food business operator was not able to identify and provide the name and address of the food supplier of a quantity of ice cream food marked as "Not For EU" to the competent authority, and did not maintain an adequate list of food suppliers to the food business.
It further states that the operator did not have systems and procedures in place to allow food traceability information to be made available to the competent authority in respect of that quantity of ice cream, and that traceability of the food was not established.
The second Prohibition Order was served under the FSAI Act 1998 on a Cork food processing business registered for the processing of foods of non-animal origin. The FSAI enforcement report records that the order was served on 2 July 2026 by the Health Service Executive.
The products withdrawn are listed as chicken, sausage, whitefish, beef, lamb and bacon portions.
The order, made under Section 54 of the FSAI Act 1998 by an authorised officer of the HSE, directs that the batches of food identified in the schedule be withdrawn from sale with immediate effect. It further directs that the food is not used for human consumption, is recalled from sale or distribution, and is detained pending destruction and disposal under the supervision of an authorised officer.
The authorised officer recorded the opinion that a serious risk to public health was involved, or was likely to be involved, from the batches of foods made from products of animal origin. The particular reason given is that the products have been processed at an establishment which has not been approved for processing products of animal origin.
Mr Greg Dempsey, Chief Executive, FSAI:
"The issues identified in these Enforcement Orders are deeply concerning and demonstrate serious failures in basic food safety controls… These are not optional measures; they are legal requirements that every food business must have in place to protect consumers. Where businesses fail to meet these fundamental standards and public health is at risk, enforcement action will continue to be taken".
Both orders note that a person aggrieved by a Prohibition Order may, within the period of seven days beginning on the day on which the order is served, appeal against the order to a judge of the District Court.
Details of the food businesses served with Enforcement Orders are published on the FSAI website at https://www.fsai.ie/enforcement-and-legislation/enforcement, where Prohibition Orders are listed for a period of one month. The FSAI enforcement report, refreshed on 11 August 2026, does not record a date lifted for either order.
