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Montgomery County Food Safety Inspectors Found Rodent Droppings, Expired Food Items
Closure orders were issued to 10 food premises due to pest infestations and inadequate controls, with rodent droppings and cockroach evidence found by Food Safety Authority inspectors.
- Last month, a Lidl supermarket on the Sallynoggin Road in Glenageary, Co Dublin, was closed after inspectors found rodent droppings and a live mouse in the store.
- Inspections uncovered a 'significant cockroach infestation' at the Brandon Hotel on Prince's Street in Tralee, Co Kerry, and a storage unit at Emerald Park in Ashbourne, Co Meath, was closed for pest control issues.
- On July 2, a closure order under EU regulations was served on Costa Coffee on Dawson Street after inspectors found rat droppings in the dishwasher room, food store and at the main customer entrance.
- Following ongoing trade, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland secured a High Court prohibition order against the Sallynoggin store on July 29, with the closure served that day and lifted on August 1.
- Chief Executive Greg Dempsey said, 'Consumers are entitled to expect that the food they purchase is safe, and food businesses have a clear legal and moral responsibility to ensure that it is,' highlighting broader food safety concerns.
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The Pottstown MercuryMontgomery County food safety inspectors found rodent droppings, expired food items
Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week of Aug. 3-9, 2025. We highlight the inspection reports for retail food and drink establishments under the jurisdiction of the Montgomery County Office of Public Health. All establishments are inspected once per year, and inspectors may return several more times if the initial inspection is not passed or complaints are received. (For more …
Lidl store in Dublin and Kerry hotel restaurant closed by FSAI in July after rodent droppings and cockroach infestation found
A Lidl store based in Dublin and the Brandon Hotel in Tralee, Co Kerry, were among the premises to receive closure orders issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) in July.
Irish Lidl store shut after inspectors find rodent droppings in multiple areas
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland temporarily closed a Dublin Lidl supermarket and several other food businesses in July after inspections found rodent activity, food debris and inadequate pest control measures.
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