An interim examiner has been appointed to the Irish franchisee behind 26 Iceland supermarkets, days after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland issued a recall of its frozen animal products.  The High Court made the appointment on hearing the loss-making Metron Stores Ltd needs breathing space to deal with high rents, an employee strike, and the destruction of stock under the FSAI order. The company runs 26 stores across Ireland and employs 344 staff.  An ex parte petition was presented to Justice Michael Quinn on behalf of the company by barrister Ross Gorman on Tuesday morning. A full hearing of…

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