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Pesticide Registration Group Pesticide Registration Group Pesticide Control Service Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development Abbotstown Castleknock, Dublin 1
Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 6072613 Fax: 00 353 1 8204260 Email: mark.lynch@daff.irlgov.ie Head of Pesticide Registration Group (& Pesticide Control Service): Dr. Mark Lynch Overall Role of Group: Part of the Pesticide Control Service. As directed under National & EU legislation, the Pesticide Registration Group establishes the toxicological profile of plant protection products & other pesticides and assesses the degree of risk arising for consumers through dietary exposure to residues. Type of Food Safety Work: Toxicology & Regulatory Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Year Established: 1976 No. Food Safety Staff: 15 Statutory Responsibility: Yes Accessibility: Industry (licensing authority for plant protection products), Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Government Department(s) & Own Institutions Central Meat Control Laboratory Abbotstown Castleknock Dublin 15 Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 6072950 Fax: 00 353 1 8214966 Email: paul.rafter@agriculture.gov.ie Head of Laboratory: Mr. Paul Rafter Category of Laboratory: Public Status of Laboratory: National Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance No. Food Safety Staff: 27 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: N/A Accessibility: Veterinary Officers & Government Department(s) Type of Food Safety Work: Contaminants (incl. process), Food Borne Pathogens, Food Complaints & Residues Techniques/Instrumentation used: AAS, Culture Methods, FIA, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, Immunoassay, LC-MS, Microscopy & Pepsin digest Specialised Testing: Testing meat and meat products for heavy metals & dioxins, antibiotic residues in poultry meat, E. coli survey of pig meat & general testing for growth promoters & veterinary medicines Specialised Equipment: FIA, RIA, EIA, LC-MS & CHARM II
General Description of Dairy Science Laboratories – (Republic of Ireland)The Department of Agriculture Food and Rural Development maintains three laboratories to facilitate the examination & analysis of dairy products from manufacturing plants in the Republic of Ireland. These laboratories are located in Limerick, Cork & Dublin and respectively serve the areas of North Munster, South Munster and the rest of the Republic. Department of Agriculture personnel take samples from manufacturing plants & submit them to the laboratories for testing. All three laboratories are Official Public Food Safety/Surveillance labs, periodically carry out regional surveys (sometimes national) & all participate, when required in outbreak incidences. The functions of the laboratories are to carry out chemical & microbiological analysis of milk & milk products in order to
Minimum microbiological standards with which dairy products must comply are laid down in EC Directive 92/46 & deal with Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, coliforms & total plate count. Failure to comply with these standards or where the presence of an antibiotic or a contaminant is confirmed, can lead to the dairy product be detained or withdrawn from the market. Dairy Science Laboratory Cork Model Farm Road Cork Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 21 4543300 Fax: 00 353 21 4543767 Email: ted.osullivan@daff.irlgov.ie Head of Laboratory: Mr. Timothy O'Sullivan – Chemistry Mr. Daniel O' Mahony - Microbiology Positions: Agricultural Inspector(s) No. Food Safety Staff: 12 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1969 Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Veterinary Officers, Food Safety Authority of Ireland and Government Department(s) Type of Food Safety Work: Compositional, Food Borne Pathogens & Residues Techniques/Instrumentation used: Culture methods, Immunoassay, GC, HPLC, Immunoassay & UVS Specialised Testing: Please see tests marked with an asterisk below Specialised Equipment: HPLC/GC | ||||||||||||||||||