Search

26 Mar 2026

Food sales ceased - Kilkenny company slapped with 'Prohibition Order'

HSE order issued at festival

Chicken and rice

File pic.

A Kilkenny catering company has been subjected to a Prohibition Order according to the Food Safety Authority (FSA).

A number of boxes of prepared food as well as rice were ordered to be withdrawn from sale to the public following a HSE inspection at a festival in Fairyhouse, on June 21 last.

The seizure was made at the Kerala House Carnival, advertised as a "cultural extravaganza packed with sports competitions, authentic cultural events, delicious cuisine, and much more!"

TAP HERE FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS

Elite Events and Caterers Food Stall, with a registered address at Carrigeen GAA, Waddingstown, Mooncoin, was served with the order. 

Products they were ordered to withdraw on the day, according to the FSA,  included: "Five containers of cooked rice; Three containers of chicken "6s"; Five containers of beef curry; One container of tapioca beef; One container of chicken legs; Two and a half containers of chicken chunks; Cooked rice stored in a large pot approximately half full."

The order was issued under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 79 of 2020).

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!


Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.


Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.