Ten food businesses shutdown last month

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Ten food businesses were shut down by the Food Safety Authority last month.

Reasons for the closures include a rat infestation, a significant amount of rat droppings, and personal items such as a duvet and blankets in a food storage unit.

In one case, a product described as 'nut free' was being sold in a premises containing nuts and peanuts with inadequate procedures to avoid cross-contamination.

The businesses are in Dublin, Cork, Waterford, and Offaly.