Beechwood Laboratories – please see Lab No. 30
Food Microbiology Unit, Food Science Division, Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (DARD) – please see Lab No. 13
Veterinary Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (DARD) – please see Lab No. 14
Part II: DAFRD Approved Private Laboratories in the Republic of Ireland
Advanced Micro Services Unit 36 Kinsale Road commercial centre
Kinsale Road
Cork
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00353 21 4317982/
Fax: 00353 21 4327290
Email: advancedmicroservices@eircom.net
Head of Laboratory: Mr. Gary Buckley
Contact Person: Ms. Orla Larkin
Position: Quality Manager
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: National
Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland
Overall Role of the Laboratory: Contract Work
No. Food Safety Staff: 5 Accredited by: In Progress
Service Contract: N/A Statutory Responsibility: No
Year Established: 2001
Accessibility: General Public, Private Contract, Veterinary Officers, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Food Standards Agency (NI), Garda Siochana, Northern Ireland Police Service, Government Department(s), Health Board(s) incl. EHO’s, Local Authorities, Other Laboratories, Own Institution, State Agencies, Research Institutes/Foundations & Third Level Institutions,
Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens, General Food Quality, Food Complaints, Residues & Animal Residue Testing
Techniques/Instrumentation used: Immunoassay, Microscopy & Culture Methods
Specialised Testing: E. coli O157:H7 detection by ImmunoCapture Techniques
Specialised Equipment: N/A
Details of Food Testing or/and Research carried out
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Sample Type
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Test Parameters |
Technique(s)
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Meat (Cooked and Raw)
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TBC’s, Coliforms, E. coli, S. aureus, Salmonella spp, Listeria spp.
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Microbiological techniques, culture methods etc
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Milk and Dairy Products
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TBC’s, Coliforms, S. aureus
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Mussels
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TBC’s, Coliforms, E. coli, Salmonella spp, Listeria spp, Clostridia spp.
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Raw Materials i.e. Paper
pulp
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TBC’s, S. aureus, streptococci, Pseudomonas spp., Candida albicans, Yeasts and Moulds
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Environmental swabs
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TBC’s
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Contact Plates
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TBC’s, Yeasts and Moulds
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Water
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TBC’s, Coliforms, E. coli
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Raw Meat
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Antibiotic Residues
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Four Plate Test
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Aire Laboratories Ltd Cappagh Cross
Fermoy
Co. Cork
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00353 25 39024
Fax: 00353 25 39027
Email: airelab@iol.ie
Website: www.airelab.com
Head of Laboratory: Ms. Mary Galvin
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: International
Geographical area served: Rep. of Ireland & UK.
Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work
No. Food Safety Staff: 12 Accredited by: NAB
Service Contracts: Agreement with DAFRD Statutory Requirement: N/A
Year Established: 1988
Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Environmental Health Officers, Fishery Officers, General Public, Private Contract, Veterinary Officers, Water Inspectors, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Food Standards Agency (NI), Garda Siochana, Government Department(s), Health Board(s), Local Authorities, other Laboratories, own Institution, Research Institutes/Foundations, Northern Ireland Police Service, State Agencies and Third Level Institutions.
Types of Food Safety work: Compositional, Contaminants (incl. process), Food Borne Pathogens, Food Complaints, Food Speciation, General Food Quality, Labelling, Nutritional, Physical properties, Residues & Toxins.
Techniques/Instrumentation Used: AAS, Culture Methods, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, Immunoassay, Ion Chromatography, Microscopy, Serological, Serotyping and UVS.
Specialised Testing: N/A
Specialised Equipment: NIR (Near Infra-Red spectrophotometer)
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Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
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Cereals
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Aflatoxins
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HPLC
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Meat
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TVC, Total Coliforms, E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp.
Listeria spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteriacea, Faecal streptococci., Clostridium spp. and Campylobacter spp.
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ISO methods
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Water
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TVC, Total Coliforms, E. coli, Legionella and Faecal Coliforms
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ISO methods
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Effluent
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BOD, COD, pH, Suspended solids, Chlorides, Oils, Fats,
Grease, Phosphorus, Nitrate, Nitrite, Nitrogen, Colour, Odour,
Turbidity, Alkalinity, Conductivity, Ammonical N, Kjeldahl N, MBAS/LAS
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ISO methods/APHA methods
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