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Beechwood Laboratories 120 Ballymena Road Doagh
Ballyclare BT39 0TL Co. Antrim Northern Ireland
Interim National Salmonella Reference LaboratoryDepartment of Medical Microbiology University College Hospital Galway City Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 91 544572/146 Fax: 00 353 91 524216 Email: martin.cormican@bsi.ie Head of Laboratory: Prof. Martin Cormican Contact Person: Mr. Niall DeLappe Position: Technologist The Interim National Salmonella Reference Laboratory provides a salmonella reference service for the detailed identification of isolates from human, animal & food samples on behalf of other laboratoriesCategory of Laboratory: Public Lab Status of Laboratory: National Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Overall Role of Laboratory: Surveillance No. Food Safety Staff: 4 Accreditation by: Preparing for CPA accreditation Service Contract: N/A Statutory Responsibility: No Year Established: 2000 Accessibility: Other Laboratories, including hospital, food microbiology and veterinary labs. Types of Food Safety Work: Identification of salmonella isolates Techniques/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods, Electrophoresis, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, PCR (inc. RT-PCR), phage typing & serotyping Specialised Testing: PFGE typing of salmonella, serotyping, antimicrobial susceptibility testing & plasmid profiles Specialised Equipment: BioRAd CHEF Mapper DRIII, BioRAD gel image capture, Bionumerics
Section Two: Non-Departmental Public Body/State Agency LaboratoriesBord Iascaigh Mhara Laboratory Crofton Road Dunlaoghaire Co. Dublin Republic of Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 2144110/2144115 Fax: 00 353 1 2144220 Email: rafferty@bim.ie Website: www.bim.ie BIM/Irish Sea Fisheries Board was established under the Sea Fisheries Act 1952 as the state agency with primary responsibility for developing the sea fishing and aquaculture industry. It is comprised of 5 main divisions namely Aquaculture Development, Fisheries Development, Marine Services, Market Development and Secretariat. The BIM laboratory under the Markets Division provides a range of services to the Seafood Industry including the analytical testing of fish and shellfish products, water and environmental samples. Head of Laboratory: Dr. Carol Rafferty Category of Laboratory: State Agency Status of Laboratory: National Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work, Official Food Safety / Surveillance No. Food Safety Staff: 6 Accredited by: NAB Service Contract: Dept. Marine & National Resources Statutory Responsibility: No Year Established: 1974 Accessibility: Fishery Officers, Private Contract, State Agencies, Food Industry (mainly fish processors & co-op’s) & Government Department(s). Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens Techniques/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods, Microscopy & Serological Specialised Testing: N/A Specialised Equipment: N/A
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