Environmental health officer Claudia Gildea inspects the kitchen of an unnamed hotel in the centre of Dublin. Rats alive and dead, cockroaches roaming free, rotting birds, filthy kitchens and raw sewage are just some of the eye-catchingly revolting words and phrases found in(HSE) and have been a staple of Irish journalism for years, always attracting readers with a keen interest in restaurant horrors.
and while thousands of restaurants, cafes, bars, delis and other premises that serve food are visited by hundreds of EHOs every year, only 77 so-called enforcement orders were issued on food businesses throughout the country last year. Among the recurring food safety issues identified in food businesses were the improper storage of food, a lack of pest control procedures, a lack of proper temperature control in the storage, preparation, inadequate staff training in relation to food safety, personal hygiene and record keepin