Directory Of Food Safety Laboratory Services Foreword
|
|  Yüklə 0.62 Mb.
|
|
Dairy Science Laboratory Limerick Killeely Road Thomondgate Limerick
Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 61 452444 Fax: 03 353 61 452054 Email: des.kiely@daff.irlgov.ie Head of Laboratory: Mr. Denis Kiely No. Food Safety Staff: 11 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1974 Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Veterinary Officers, Food Safety Authority of Ireland & Government Departments Type of Food Safety Work: Compositional, Food Borne Pathogens & Residues Techniques/Instrumentation used: Culture methods & Immunoassay Specialised Testing: N/A Specialised Equipment: N/A
General Description of Veterinary Laboratory ServiceThe Veterinary Laboratory Service (VLS) is comprised of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL) (encompassing the Dublin Regional Veterinary Laboratory) at Abbotstown in Dublin, the Brucellosis Laboratory, Cork, and five 'stand-alone', multi-disciplinary Regional Veterinary Laboratories located in Athlone, Cork, Kilkenny, Limerick and Sligo. The objectives of the VLS are to implement Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development policy in respect of animal health and welfare and veterinary public health. It also provides a state-of-the-art diagnostic service, operates a number of specific surveillance programmes for endemic, emerging and exotic diseases, and undertakes research on a number of endemic diseases. The VLS is also collaborating in a number of research projects with other research institutions, both nationally and internationally. Examples of current on-going research include:
- surveillance of antimicrobial resistance among bacteria from food animals. Most of the VLS laboratories, including regional veterinary labs, do not test food stuffs but provide diagnostic services for the detection and identification of diseases in animals. However the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory & the Regional Veterinary Laboratory in Sligo does carry out certain food analyses while the Brucellosis Laboratory analyses milk. The CVRL is also recognised by the EU as the Reference Laboratory in Ireland for a number of diseases - including salmonellosis, newcastle disease, avian influenza, classical swine fever and Aujeszky's disease. In this role, the CVRL validates the competency of private laboratories with regard to testing samples collected for disease surveillance or trade purposes as required under various EU directives or national legislation. Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Abbotstown Castleknock Dublin 15 Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 6072869 Fax: 00 353 1 8213010 Email: John.Ferris@agriculture.gov.ie Head of Laboratory: Mr. John Ferris Category of Laboratory: Public Lab Status of Laboratory: National Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance, Research and Development & Toxicology (pertaining to veterinary) No. Food Safety Staff: 15 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: DAFRD contract with FSAI Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1959 Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, State Agencies, Veterinary Officers, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Garda Siochana, General Public, Custom & Excise, Government Department(s), Health Board(s), Local Authorities, other Laboratories, own Institution, Research Institutes/Foundations, Third Level Institutions & occasional private contracts Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens, Contaminants (incl. process), Residues, Toxins & occasionally food complaints Techniques/Instrumentation used: AAS, Culture Methods, Electrophoresis, Immunoassay, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, PCR (inc. RT-PCR), Serological, Serotyping, UVS & ETAAS. Specialised Testing: See Table Specialised Equipment: DNA Sequencers, Electrophoresis, Electron microscope, Liquid handling equipment, Impedance technology, FACS, PCR & fluorescent activated cell sorter
Brucellosis Laboratory Model Farm Rd Cork
Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 21 4545377 Fax: 00 353 21 4545694 Head of Laboratory : Dr. Terence Heneghan Contact: Mr. Paddy Reilly Position: Senior Laboratory Technician Category of Laboratory: Public Status of Laboratory: National Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance, Research and Development No. Food Safety Staff: 55 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: N/A Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1982 Accessibility: Veterinary Officers, General Public, Government Department(s), Health Board(s) incl. EHO’s & Other Laboratories Type of Food Safety Work: Bacteriology/immunoassays Technique/Instrumentation Used: Culture Methods, FIA, Immunoassay, Serological & Serotyping. Specialised Testing: See Table Specialised Equipment: Automated Liquid handling Instruments
Public Health Unit, Sligo Regional Fawcetts Bridge Veterinary Laboratory Dunally Co. Sligo Republic of Ireland
Contact Details for Athlone, Limerick, Kilkenny & Cork Regional Veterinary LaboratoriesOverall Role of Laboratories: Diagnosis & Research of Animal Diseases Accessibility: Veterinary Officers, Veterinary Surgeons in Clinical Practice & DAFRD Athlone Regional Veterinary LaboratoryDept of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development, Coosan,
Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 902 75514 Fax: 00 353 902 75215 Email: rvl1@eircom.net Limerick Regional Veterinary LaboratoryDept of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development, Knockalisheen, Co. Limerick, Republic of Ireland Head of Laboratory: Mr. Jim Bradley Tel: 00 353 61 452911 Fax: 00 353 61 451849 Email: limlab@indigo.ie Kilkenny Regional Veterinary LaboratoryDept of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development, Leggatsrath, Co. Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland Head of Laboratory: Mr. Patrick Kelleher Tel: 00 353 56-21688 Fax: 00 353 56-64741 Email: pat.kelleher@daff.irlgov.ie Cork Regional Veterinary Laboratory Dept of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development, Model Farm Road, Cork,
Republic of Ireland Head of Laboratory: Mr. Eugene Power Tel: 00 353 21-4543931 Fax: 00 353 21-4546153
Park Road Rhebogue Limerick
Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 61 419050 Fax: 00 353 61 312460 Email: pflynn@limerickcorp.ie The Limerick City Council Food Bacteriology/Veterinary Laboratory is responsible for the testing of milk, meat and water to determine their fitness or otherwise for human consumption. Head of Laboratory: Mr. Padraic Flynn Category of Laboratory: Public Status of Laboratory: Local Authority Geographical area served: County Clare & Limerick City Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance No. Food Safety Staff: 3 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: pre 1970 Accessibility: Veterinary Officers, Water Inspectors, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Dept. of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development, Local Authorities, Own Institution and Government Departments. Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens. Technique/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods, Microscopy & SPE. Specialised Testing: N/A Specialised Equipment: N/A
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||