Wok to Walk of 134, The Strand, Gzira was closed down by the Health Department last month because of imminent risk to public health, the Environmental Health Directorate said in a statement this morning.

The premises, the department said, was allowed to reopen some days later after remedial action was taken. The issue was over broken tiles and matters related to cleanliness but not food.

The directorate in a statement said that during its operations all over Malta last month, 152kg of food were destroyed, including 124kg of chicken and 23.5litres of sauces due to risk of contamination and 4.5 litres of wine due to improper labelling.

Five contraventions were issued/processed by the Health Inspectorate, all of which were related to food safety issues:

* One trader for allegedly destroying foodstuffs that was sealed by the Health Authority and for trading food which was not in compliance with regulations;

* One kiosk for failing to adhere to hygiene rules, such as provision of washing facilities, and exposing food to risk of contamination;

* One Hotel operator and one water distributor for making use of an unregistered water supply;

* One trader for not abiding with an undertaking entered into with the Health Authority some time before;

Five emergency control orders were issued as follows:

* One bakery for the illegal processing of food;

* Three butchers for processing foodstuffs without the necessary approvals from the Health Authority; and

* One Hotel for using an unregistered water supply.