Nas checks in bathing establishments, 1 out of 3 irregular

Irregularities in a bathhouse on 3 and 21 closures

. This is the result of the

campaign

. A total of

: from the correct spacing of umbrellas to the use of masks, from the presence of dispensers for hand disinfection to systems for the detection of body temperature. 

It was the serious health and hygiene deficiencies found in the areas used for catering, meal preparation and food storage that led to the closure and suspension of the 21 activities. In this context, a total of 258 situations of irregularity were found, 29% of the businesses inspected. 17 people referred to the judicial authorities and 217 to the administrative authorities, and seized over 1.3 tons of food products and raw materials for the preparation of meals, mainly attributable to fish-based products, for a total value of about 77 thousand euros .

In many cases, foods have been discovered, ready for serving to customers, in a bad state of conservation, with expired validity, without any useful information to establish their origins and traceability or subjected to arbitrary freezing procedures, without following the correct procedures. Hygienic and structural deficiencies were also found in the environments and premises used for the preparation and administration of meals, often remedied in confined spaces, lacking the minimum requirements to ensure optimal operating conditions, affected by previous dirt and not subjected to ordinary and extraordinary maintenance. . The 351 total violations contested, for an amount of penalties of 202 thousand euros,they concerned numerous episodes of non-compliance with the legislation for the prevention of epidemic spread, such as the absence of information signs for patrons and the lack of periodic cleaning and sanitization. The NAS ensure that controls will continue to ensure the health of citizens and the safety of the consumer.