Health inspectors destroy contaminated food, close three establishments

Walter Busuttil

Feb 4th 2010, 11:28

i am in full agreement with Mary Fisher in naming and shaming these people. Can you imagine the possible results of these failures not to mention the drain on our public health services and tourists reading this report. Let's get rid of these abusers or at least ensure they comply fully with all the health and safety regulations. I think its a disgrace these people are even given a second chance!.

Louis Vella

Feb 3rd 2010, 19:31

Health inspectors must come every Thursday morning at the Zurrieq monti to see the exposed food on various trays.

Giov DeMartino

Feb 3rd 2010, 18:32

Araw kif jitwassal il-hobz wara l-bibien tal-hwienet fl-ghodu kmieni u kif jithalla hemm hin twil go kaxxi ma' l-art.......u araw imbaghad kif jithalla anki fs-supermarkets, mikxuf ghal kollox u kulhadd ibabas...........

J. Mifsud

Feb 3rd 2010, 16:27

@ J. Micallef
The place has been closed down. I was in Gzira this morning

oliver mallia

Feb 3rd 2010, 16:23

What about the fast food/ restaurants shops, all operated by foreigner’s cheap labourers and sleeping at the same shop after closing? This must be tackled ASAP before the Maltese’s start closing there doors.

John M. Grima

Feb 3rd 2010, 16:20

Well done DEH. Please keep it up. Especially in Summer. And include Supermarkets and especially Kiosks on your list. Sould names be mentioned? ABSOLUTELY! They ARE elsewhere. This is the only way to police the food handlers and sellers, and at the same time protect us from getting sick. I was sick a couple of times from both restaurtants, Kiosks and almost a supermarket. Good Job DEH. Keep up the good work.

Gerard Cassar

Feb 3rd 2010, 15:25

Except for fig paste the quantity of perishable goods destroyed is not impressive. What are 60 Kilograms of cheese for example for all Malta. Other goods destroyed are merely kilos.
There is no doubt that the quantity ought to be quite larger.

Mary Fisher

Feb 3rd 2010, 15:11

Name and shame these people and stop them from ever serving the public again. They could easily move from one premises to another and restart their bad ways again. This is 2010, not 1910 when we had no fridges or freezers. Food poisoning is one of the worst calamity anybody can experience and it could also end up being fatal. The authority is not going far enough and please stop beating round the bush and be straight with Joe public.
You owe us that much.

jmicallef

Feb 3rd 2010, 14:40

@adrian agius - thanks for the tip. you're right, that is a filthy place, and it sems they have not changed!! Should be closed indefinately.

As for thos operating without due licences, they should be prohibited from carrying out any such work.

E Vella

Feb 3rd 2010, 14:34

Now that Mr. John Dalli will very soon be Commissioner for Health and consumer policy and he having said "consumers must be informed, so they can decide for themselves what is good or bad for them. I would not want to tell them what to eat, but what they are eating" would it not be appropriate for him to compel the Water Services Corporation to inform the public the substances contained in our tap water, district by district, even though water is drunk and not eaten


Replying to a question by Renate Sommers (EPP, DE), about negotiations on the food information issue, he said that the aim is to "empower the consumer" - consumers "must be informed, so they can decide for themselves what is good or bad for them", he said, adding that "I would not want to tell them what to eat, but what they are eating".

Health and consumer policy

E. Azzopardi

Feb 3rd 2010, 13:10

Perhaps it could not be done before due to the law. But the law should be changed and made clear to EVERYONE, that if they are caught from now on, they will be named in the media. Only that will be as a deterrent.
They will then make sure that everytime the inspectors go, they will pass the test. If not, close down please. No second chance. NO COMPROMISES WITH HEALTH ISSUES.

Anthnony Abela

Feb 3rd 2010, 13:05

Hija haga tajba li tisma lil DEH had dawn il-passi prosit u j'alla dan jibqa sejjer hekk forsi fl-ahhar nsiru nafu xi tfisser serjeta f'din id-daqxejn ta' gzira imma tkun haga tajba wkoll li dawn jkunu msemija fuq il-media. Jekk ma iniex sejjer zball ftit taz-zmien ilu kien hemm wkoll stabilimenti ohrajn li ghaddew mill-istess esperjenza u dawn wkoll hadd ma sar jaf min huma. Tkun haga flokha li meta stabiliment jkun mwissi u ghazel li ma jaghtix kaz it-twissija mbaghad jixxandar ismu. L-fatt li jixxandar ismu sid jista jasal u jibza ghaz din l-procedura ghalkemm wiehed jkun wasal li jghalaq jista ftit granet ohra jerga jiftah taht isem iehor jew l-istess isem.

DEH Prosit tax-xoghol

r pace bonello

Feb 3rd 2010, 13:04

If the health authorities are serious they should affix a notice on to the business premises which are in contravention with health regulations. If these contraventions continue the business must be shut down. Of course it is expected that these are heavily fined and target for more frequent visits once they reopen.

David gatt

Feb 3rd 2010, 12:51

@F.Abela

Tista tmur u tirraporta u anke tibqa anonimu jekk trid, mhux ingergru biss. Its our duty as well.

F.Abela

Feb 3rd 2010, 12:25

So , someone caught smoking a joint is named and shamed but businesses selling contaminated, expired food are not. I wonder why, but I think it is reality when people say the Malta has always been strong with the weak and weak with the strong.

To the rest you would be amazed at the number of bad things you buy and eat. First of all restaurants; having a number of waiting staff friends, the stories they tell me if nausiating. Even at high class ones.
Food falls on the floor? No problem. Insects flying around, no problem?

One particular kazin in Zebbug, has all ingredients to make bread fills open for insects all day long, ham, gbejnit, bigilla etc.. all with insects on them. Smoking is also permitted inside and your ham sandwich is done over the remains and using the utilities used for the previous tuna sandwich. Expired ingredients - who knows? Ask God.

Grocers, profit comes before client. Power off, freezers off, meat off - do you think they throw this away? Cheeses? Nightmare!

Expired items: sometimes EXP dates are either covered with labels pretending to give health info or just scratched off.

Hygene and health is zero!

A. Said

Feb 3rd 2010, 12:24

Congrats to the Department for Environment Health for a wonderful job well done. Carry on with the good work for there is public health at stake. Such cases are serious and dangerous.

Stefan Engelbert

Feb 3rd 2010, 12:02

Just enter a supermarket of your choice and have a look at the "frozen" goods. Most of the packages are full of water ice - which means that the cooling chain was interrupted a couple of times......

Emmanuel Vella

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:57

No use telling us what a good job you are doing, unless you tell us were you are doing it. This is 2010 Malta, and we all have the right to know who these people are.

R. Bartolo

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:43

If there is a place where Name and Shame makes sense, this is it.
Knowing what restaurants and shops to avoid can save lives.
It wasn't the first time someone got food poisoning.

adrian agius

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:34

go on google search and type 112. the strand, malta and you will get the name of the restaurant !!
And it's not the first time that the restaurant has been ordered to close !!

Ganni Mercieca

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:34

Nibzghu insemmuhom.

karm cassar

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:32

for my health's sake I have a right to know who is selling me , and robbing me of my money, by selling me contaminated food. I have to know in order to avoid them.

jmicallef

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:28

Name them!

Name them!

Name them!

Gangu Meilaq

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:23

This is the tip of the iceberg. Hope that the DEH will be given more resources to tackle this problem.

M. Vella

Feb 3rd 2010, 11:08

When is the name and shame policy going to be adopted?