Directory Of Food Safety Laboratory Services Foreword
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Dublin City Council Food LaboratoryVeterinary Department Dublin City Council 10 Cornmarket Dublin 8 Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 6713639 Fax: 00 353 1 6773887 Email: tom.lillis@dublincorp.ie The Dublin City Council Food Laboratory is responsible for the testing of pasteurised milk from retail outlets and water and products from stand alone establishments to determine their fitness or otherwise for human consumption. Head of Laboratory: Mr. Timothy Allman Contact Person: Mr. Thomas J. Lillis Position: Laboratory Technician Category of Laboratory: Public Status of Laboratory: Local Geographical area served: Dublin City Council Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance No. Food Safety Staff: 1 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1978 Accessibility: Veterinary Officers, FSAI & General Public Types of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens, Residues, Culture Methods. Specialised Food Testing: N/A Specialised Equipment: N/A
Cork City Council Food Hygiene Laboratory Veterinary Department White Street Cork
Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 21 4310793 Fax: 00 353 21 4316851 Email: diarmuid_dooge@corkcorp.ie The Veterinary Department of Cork City Council carries out regular inspections on retail butchers, wholesale meat premises, meat processors and poultry wholesale/retail outlets and Transport vehicles. Samples collected during routine visits are analysed at the Food Safety Laboratory of Cork City Council. Head of Laboratory: Mr. Diarmuid Dooge Contact: Ms. Anne Kelly Position: Technician Category of Laboratory: Public Status of Laboratory: Local Geographical area served: Cork 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: 1972 Accessibility: Veterinary Officers & Food Safety Authority of Ireland Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens & General Food Quality Technique/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods & Immunoassay Specialised Testing: N/A Specialised Equipment: N/A
Cork County Council Veterinary & Food Hygiene Laboratory Floor 12
County Hall Cork
Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 21 4285405 Fax: 00 353 21 4347118 Email: vets@corkcoco.ie The Veterinary Department of Cork County Council carries out regular inspections at butcher shops, butchery retail sections within supermarkets, meat processors, small poultry slaughtering premises and cold stores within the County. Samples collected during routine visits are analysed at the Cork County Council Veterinary & Food Hygiene Laboratory. Head of Laboratory: Mr. Gerry Buckley Contact: Ms. Liz O’Connor Position: Laboratory technician Category of Laboratory: Public Status of Laboratory: Local Geographical area served: Cork County Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance, Research and Development No. Food Safety Staff: 4 Accredited by: N/A Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Approved by DAFRD for the testing of samples under various EU Directives Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1980 Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Veterinary Officers, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, General Public, Government Department(s), Local Authorities incl. EHO’s, Other Laboratories, Own Institution & Private Clients (contract). Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens, Food Complaints, General Food Quality & Residues. Technique/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods, Immunoassay, Microscopy & Serotyping. Specialised Testing: Residues Specialised Equipment: Charm ІІ (Radioimmunoassay).
Part IV: Marine Marine Institute Snugboro Road Abbotstown Dublin 15 Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 8228200 Fax: 00 353 1 8205078 Email: michealocinneide@marine.ie Website: www.marine.ie The Marine Environment and Health Services Division (MEHS), part of the Marine Institute, is responsible for a range of environmental and fish health services. These include: biotoxin monitoring, disease in fish and the monitoring of residues and contaminants in seafood. Head of Laboratory: Mr. Micheal O'Cinneide Category of Laboratory: Public (State Agency) Status of Laboratory: National Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Marine Areas Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance, Research and Development No. Food Safety Staff: 38 Accredited by: Accreditation in progress Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1984 Accessibility: Fishery Officers, State Agencies, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Government Department(s), Own Institution Type of Food Safety Work: Additives, Contaminants (incl. process), Residues & Toxins Techniques/Instrumentation used: AAS, Culture Methods, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, LC-MS, SPE & UVS Specialised Testing: Environmental contaminants & veterinary drug residues in fish & shellfish. Biotoxins in shellfish Specialised Equipment: HPLC, GC, MS, AAS, Atomic fluorescence, LC-MS & GC-MS
Part V: Others State Laboratory Abbotstown Dublin 15 Republic of Ireland
The State Laboratory was established in 1924 to provide an analytical and advisory service to the government of the Republic of Ireland. It resulted from an amalgamation of the laboratory of the Revenue Commissioners with the chemistry laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. It has expanded from its origins in revenue and agriculture to embrace most aspects of Government legislative activity, including the implementation and formulation of many technical aspects of national and EU legislation. Head of Laboratory: Dr. Máire Walsh 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: 45 Accredited by: NAB Service Contract: N/A Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1924 Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Custom & Excise, State Agencies, Veterinary Officers, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Garda Siochana, Government Department(s), own Institution, State Agencies. Type of Food Safety Work: Additives, Compositional, Contaminants (incl. process), Food Speciation, Residues, Toxins, Labelling & Nutritional Techniques/Instrumentation used: AAS, Culture Methods, Electrophoresis, FIA, FTIR, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, ICP, Immunoassay, Ion Chromatography, LC-MS, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, PCR (inc. RT-PCR), SPE, UVS & X-Ray Spectrometry Specialised Testing: Extensive testing of animal feeding stuffs, food speciation, GMO’s(National Reference Lab). (Please see Table) Specialised Equipment: please see Table.
Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland 3, Clonskeagh SquareDublin 14 Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 2697766 Fax: 00 353 1 2697437 Email: tryan@rpii.ie Website: www.rpii.ie The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland was established in 1992 under the Radiological Protection Act, 1991. It is the national organisation with regulatory, monitoring and advisory responsibilities in matters pertaining to Ionising Radiation. Head of Laboratory: Dr. Tom Ryan Contact Person: Ms. Cara Kirwin Category of Laboratory: Public (State Agency) Status of Laboratory: National Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work, Official Food Safety/Surveillance & Research and Development No. Food Safety Staff: 12 Accredited by: NAB Service Contract: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Statutory Responsibility: Yes Year Established: 1980 (previously the Nuclear Energy Board) Accessibility: Environmental Health Officers, Fishery Officers, Private Clients (Contract) , State Agencies, General Public, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Health Board(s), Local Authorities, Other Laboratories, Garda Siochana, Own Institution, Research Institutes/Foundations, Third Level Institutions, Government Departments. Type of Food Safety Work: Ionising Radiation Techniques/Instrumentation used: Liquid scintillation counting, total alpha counting, total beta counting, gamma spectrometry & alpha spectrometry Specialised Testing: Radioactive concentrations. The laboratory is responsible for the routine measurement of radioactivity in the environment, incl. foodstuffs. It would also play a key role in the national response to a nuclear emergency affecting the Republic of Ireland. Specialised Equipment: See instrumentation above
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