The Public Security Police carried out, on September 2nd, a joint inspection operation at two restaurants at the Alegro Sintra Shopping Centre, following submitted complaints. The action was conducted by the Police Inspection Brigade of the Sintra Police Division, in coordination with several entities, including the Sintra Department of Public Health and Animal Welfare, the Amadora/Sintra Public Health Unit, the Sintra Municipal Police, the Tax and Customs Authority and the Sintra Municipal Civil Protection Service.
In one of the establishments, the inspection revealed serious hygiene, sanitation and technical-functional irregularities, including non-compliance with the HACCP system, the absence of adequate pest control measures, deficiencies in the storage of food products, lack of sanitization and absence of products intended for the personal hygiene of food handlers. Approximately 102 kilograms of food products were seized due to lack of traceability and inadequate conservation conditions.
Given the severity of the situations identified, the Health Authority ordered the immediate suspension of the establishment's activity, which can only resume operations after correcting all anomalies and with express authorization. Non-compliance with this determination may constitute a crime of disobedience, and the PSP will prepare a Report to be sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office. In the second establishment, only a minor offense violation was detected, and it will be for the Sintra Municipal Police to initiate the respective proceedings.
