ASAE suspends âLocal Accommodationâ establishment in PortimĂŁo
The decision to suspend the establishmentâs activity was motivated by non-compliance with safety rules, lack of mandatory insurance and a health and safety risk. The Food and Economic Security Authority
Fuel companies accused of âgobbling upâ tax cuts
PM challenges drivers to expose greedy suppliers Fuel companies have been accused of âgobbling upâ the governmentâs carefully-targetted tax cuts before they reach the pumps. Yesterday should have seen marked
ASAE shuts down seven cafĂ©/ restaurants, warning: âweâll be backâ
After last weekâs swoop on businesses that had only just reopened their doors (click here), ASAE inspectors were back enforcing âconsumer protection and securityâ on cafĂ©s and restaurants throughout Portugal,
Operation âsafe terraceâ shuts down 4 businesses in nationwide swoop
Operation âsafe terraceâ (âesplanada seguraâ) has already launched a major swoop on cafĂ©s, restaurants and small businesses throughout Portugal. Four establishments have been closed, with over 21 âadministrative offence proceedingsâ
âShockingâ ASAE video launched to show the âindignityâ of being a health inspector
It has been billed as a âshockingâ video clip, showing rotten meat, cockroaches and rats found in “kitchens without hygiene in restaurant establishments up and down the country”. But in
Several tons of meat seized following PortimĂŁoâs Street Food fiasco
ASAE health and safety watchdogs have confiscated 7.5 tons of meat from warehouses in the Algarve and central Portugal following the Salmonella outbreak at PortimĂŁoâs Street Food Festival that saw
ASAE helps create new glass blowing centre in Marinha Grande
In a curious twist of fate, the much-reviled authority of food and economic safety (ASAE) has brought about a new centre for glass art in Marinha Grande. The âŹ4 million
New alcohol law limits teens from July 1
With effect from next Wednesday (July 1), the new alcohol law outlawing drinking by under-18s kicks in, making it an offence to âsupply (…) sell, or with commercial objectives, make
ASAE thwarts drinks sector by running out of quality-control stamps
Drinks businesses up and down the country are in gridlock thanks to yet another ârupture in stockâ by feared health and safety authority ASAE. The state-run entity that frequently shuts
ASAE blasts honey and herbal teas
Warning || ASAE, Portugalâs food and economic safety authority, has urged parents not to give honey or any kind of herbal tea to children under the age of two. Their