Closure order served on Offaly shop which posed a 'grave risk to public health'
By David Power
Published 11th Aug 2026, 16:50 GMT
An Offaly shop has been issued with a closure order after human waste was found to be overflowing into an area with food contact equipment, posing a “grave risk to public health”.
The Food Safety Authority issued the closure order on The Village Shop &Takeaway, Mountbolus, Offaly occupied by Muhamad Yasin.
The Closure Order was served under the FSAI Act, 1998.
It requires all of the premises to be closed and was issued on July 23.
The order outlined that: “A manhole in the staff toilets was overflowing with human waste. This human waste was overflowing into a room storing food contact equipment adjacent to the food preparation area.
“These conditions provide a direct opportunity for pathogenic bacteria likely to be present in human waste to contaminate food or food preparation areas, rendering it unsafe. This poses a grave and immediate risk to public health,” the order outlined.