Administrative cease and desist order for the "Meat Center as a Knight" butcher shop in Haifa

(Hai Fe) - Administrative stop order for the butcher shop "Kabir Meat Center" in Haifa due to health deficiencies found by the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health informed Hai Pa News Corporation:

Subject: Administrative cease and desist order for the Butcher "Meet Center as a Knight" (Premium Sirloin) 36 Yochanan HaKodush St., Haifa.

I would like to inform you that by virtue of my authority according to section 20 of the Business Licensing Law 1968 (hereinafter: "Licensing Law
Businesses") I hereby issue an administrative cease and desist order (closure order), commanding you and/or any other person acting on behalf of the business, to immediately stop operating the butcher shop "Meet Center as a Knight" ("Sinta Premium") at 36 Yohanan HaKodush St. Haifa owned and/or managed by you (hereinafter: "the business").

As part of the order, the business must be closed without bringing in and taking out goods, and any other activity within the business.
I am issuing the administrative cease and desist order due to the findings of the audit conducted in this business on 26/08/2024 by the environmental health inspectors at the district health bureau and a licensed veterinarian in the Haifa municipality. In this audit, many serious deficiencies were found, which are detailed in the audit report with reference (RAZV) and which constitute a danger to public health.

The main essential deficiencies found in the aforementioned audit are:

• There are no veterinary certificates for the meat. The source of the meat is unknown - repeated deficiency.
• No air conditioner was installed in the workroom - a temperature of 25°C was measured in the space. Repeated deficiency
• Rust remains in the upper part of the cooling room and the lighting in it is weak. Also, the drainage is carried out into a bucket - a repeated defect.
• It seems that they do not work according to the work sections in the workroom.
• Torn rubber bands in the beef refrigerator in the workroom. Also, pita bread was found in this refrigerator.
• An old poultry refrigerator is stored outside the business, a new refrigerator has not yet been supplied in its place - a repeated defect.
• In a grinding machine, a temperature of 16°C was measured and there are meat residues in it. Also, another grinding machine is not connected to electricity.
• A back door in a study is not sealed against the ingress of pests - a repeated defect.
• In the freezer they found a bag with leftover poultry and unmarked sausages.
• There is a grinding machine without cooling.
• Open spices were observed in the business - we emphasize that seasoning should not be carried out in the business.
• A large opening in the wall near a back door in a study.
• In the beef showcase, a temperature of 8°C was measured instead of up to 4°C as required.
• Pickles were found for sale without markings.
• Damaged tiling on the floor in the sales area.
• Cleaning materials are not stored in a dedicated separate corner, some of them are on desks.
• Personal equipment that does not belong to the business is stored in the work area and not in a separate corner. Among other things, an oven, cigarettes, sauces.
• Insecticides have not yet been purchased - repeated deficiency.
• Refrigerator doors under the display case with broken parts.
• Toilet cubicle - no ventilation, no vestibule. Also, there are no toiletries.
• A chair made of fabric in the sales area.

The audit report dated 26/8/24 of the Ministry of Defense as an integral part of this order.
The order is issued without a hearing for the following reasons:
On 10/7/24 I was summoned to a hearing because I considered issuing an administrative cease and desist order against the business following serious findings found in the audit that took place on 10/7/24 At the end of the hearing held on 15/7/24 I decided to suspend my decision regarding the issuance of the order subject to the production of documents detailed within the decision as well as the findings of a repeat audit that will take place at the butcher shop. I also determined that failure to correct the deficiencies and failure to comply with the conditions will result in the issuance of a closure order without further hearing.

On 17/7/24, a re-audit was conducted at the butcher shop and it was found that there were still quite a few defects, some of which were declared during the hearing to have been corrected a long time ago. Despite this, you were given another opportunity to correct the deficiencies and complete the requirements, while it was made clear in the correspondence between the parties' attorneys that if you do not comply with the requirements (correcting the deficiencies and producing documents), an administrative stop order will be issued to the business.

As mentioned above, in the additional audit conducted at the business on 26/08/2024, it was found that there are still many deficiencies, some of them repeated, substantial and serious that endanger public health, and this despite several opportunities you were given to correct and address. Therefore, I decided to issue an administrative termination order immediately. The applicability of this order is immediate. The business must be closed without any activity from the moment this order is received.