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Three Westmeath SuperValu stores, Buckley’s SuperValu Moate, Smith SuperValu Athlone, and Buckey’s SuperValu Mullingar were recently presented with the Supreme Hygiene Award by Martin Kelleher, managing director, SuperValu and Irene Collins, managing director, Excellence Ireland Quality Association (EIQA) at the 2013 SuperValu Quality Awards ceremony held in Killarney.

A closure order was served on a restaurant in Kiltimagh during April according to a report from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). The enforcement order was issued by environmental health officers in the HSE on New Jasmine House (restaurant), Aiden Street, Kiltimagh on April 23.

A bar in Galway city centre was among the premises served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation last month, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland announced this week.

Claremorris FRC are running a course for families entitled Families Working Together For The Future. The aim of this programme is to support families of children of all ages to affirm their roles as parents and help them to acquire skills which will enhance their role as parents. It also aims to help parents to adapt to a changing society and to cope with some of the issues which arise as a result of this.

The public needs reassurance that traces of horse DNA found in burgers from two meat processing plants is not a widespread practice in the industry.

Hanley’s Londis Plus, Station Road, Castlebar and Cunningham’s Londis Plus, Ballyhaunis, both from Mayo were proud winners of gold and silver awards at the Londis Retailing Excellence Awards 2012, crowning the final day of the group’s conference which recognised the strong role that Londis retailers play in their respective communities, providing employment, sourcing local products, supporting local causes and servicing the needs of the communities in which they operate.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) stated that 12 closure orders and one prohibition order were served on food businesses during the month of July – making last month one of the highest in 10 years for enforcement orders issued. Closure orders were served under the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010 on New Jasmine House restaurant, Aiden Street, Kiltimagh, Mayo on July 17 2012. The order was lifted on July 20 2012.

A number of MACE stores from around the country - including Westmeath - have been recognised for achieving high standards in retailing at the annual MACE Excellence Awards, held recently in the Sheraton Athlone Hotel.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland reported that seven closure orders were served on food businesses during the month of March for breaches in food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the EC (Official Control of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2010.

Kilmartin’s Centra, Dublin Road, Athlone and Kilmartin’s Centra, Grove Service Station, Baylough were presented with the Supreme National Hygiene Award by Martin Kelleher, managing director, Centra and Irene Collins, managing director, Excellence Ireland at the 2012 Centra Quality Awards presentations held in Killarney recently.