Shop ordered to stop selling pork over risk to health fear
A Sligo store has been ordered by the Food Safety Authority to stop selling Pork Shaslik.
The product was being sold at the Newlands Food Market Ltd t/a Lituanica on Adelaide Street, Sligo
The HSE served the order on June 6 th and lasted until the 26 th under the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998.
An Environmental Health Oficer found that the pork mixed with a marinade and tomato sauce was stored in a container at room temperature for two days to ferment and create Pork Shaslik.
The marinade used gave no instructions for use in fermentation. A risk assessment was not carried out to identify and control the risks associated with this procedure.
The food safety of the finished product could not be guaranteed as procedures were not in place to prevent the growth of bacteria to unacceptable levels which would be injurious to health and unfit for human consumption.
The premises was found to be in serious breach of Regulation (EC)No.852/2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs and failed to comply with provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002
The officer ordered that the Pork Shaslik be withdrawn from sale with immediate effect.
Dr Pamela Byrne, Chief Executive, FSAI emphasised that by not complying with food safety legislation, food businesses are putting consumer health at risk.
“Food businesses must recognise that they are legally bound to ensure the food they serve is safe to eat.”