Aqualab Donegal Road
Killybegs
Co. Donegal
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 73 41809
Fax: 00 353 73 41848
Email: aqualabs@laws.ie
Head of Laboratory: Mr. Bernie Sheridan
Contact Person: Ms. Tracy Barrins
Position: Laboratory Manager
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: Regional
Geographical area served: North West, Midlands and Dublin areas of the Republic of Ireland
Overall role of Laboratory: Contract Work
No. Food Safety Staff: 5 Accredited by: NAB
Service Contract: Agreements with DAFRD and Dept. Marine & Natural Resources Statutory Responsibility: No
Year Established: 1994
Accessibility: Fishery Officers, General Public, Private Contract, State Agencies, Food Industry & own Institution
Types of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens, General Food Quality and Nutritional
Techniques/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods, GC, HPLC
Specialised Testing: N/A
Specialised Equipment: N/A
Details of Food testing carried out
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Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
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Fruit Juices, Sugar
Products, Confectionery,
fish
|
Yeast & Moulds
|
Plate Count
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Potable Water
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E. coli, Total Coliforms, Clostridium spp. (incl. spores)
|
Membrane filtration
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Cereal products, sugar
Products & confectionery
| B. cereus |
Plate count
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Meat & meat products,
fish & crustaceans
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Pseudomonas spp.
|
Plate count
|
Connemara Laboratory Services Ltd. Ros Muc
Connemara
Co. Galway
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00353 91 574355
Fax: 00353 91 574356
Email: cls@eircom.net
Head of Laboratory: Ms. Evelyn O'Toole
Contact Person: Ms. Anne O'Donnell
Position: Quality Manager
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: Independent Private Lab
Geographical area served: Mainly Connaught & Midland area of Rep. of Ireland
Overall role of Laboratory: Contract Work & Research and Development
No. Food Safety Staff: 10 Accredited by: NAB, ISO9002 from EQA
Service Contracts: Agreements with DAFRD, Udaras na Gaeltachta, Dept. of Marine & National Resources and Private Clients
Statutory Responsibility: No Year Established: 1994
Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Fishery Officers, General Public, State Agencies, Veterinary Officers, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Food Industry, Health Board(s), other Laboratories, Private Clients (contract),Third Level Institutions, Food Standards Agency (NI), Government Department(s) and Local Authorities
Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens
Techniques and Instrumentation: Microscopy, Culture Methods, Serological & Immunomagnetic
Specialised Testing: N/A
Specialised Equipment: Automated Analysers (nutrient), Spectrophotometers, Rapid Micro Analysers
Details of food testing and/or research carried out
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Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
|
Meat and Meat Products, Ready to Eat Foods, Chicken Products, Surface Hygiene Sampling, Eggs, Sauces, Fish products and Others
|
Total Viable Counts, Yeasts & Moulds, Total Coliforms, E. coli,
Enterobacteriaceae,
Listeria spp., Cl. Perfringens, S. aureus
Salmonella spp., Lactobacillus spp.,
Pseudomonas, Streptococcus spp., E. coli O157:H7, B. cereus
|
In House Documented Methods
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Research Areas: BSE/CJD & Microbiology (Cat. 3 Facility being constructed)
|
Consult-Us Ltd Glanmire Industrial Estate
Glanmire
Co. Cork
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 21 4822288
Fax: 00 353 21 4866342
Email: dhealy@consultus.ie
Website:www.consultus.ie
Head of Laboratory: Mr. Tony O' Leary
Contact Person: Mr. Dan Healy
Position: Technical Director
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: International
Geographical area served: Unlimited
Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work, Official Food Safety/Surveillance & Research and Development
No. Food Safety Staff: 35 Accredited by: NAB
Service Contract: Agreement with DAFRD Statutory Responsibility: N/A
Year Established: 1976
Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Fishery Officers, Private Contract, Veterinary Officers, Water Inspectors, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Food Standards Agency (NI), General Public, Government Department(s), Health Board(s) incl. EHO’s, Local Authorities, other Laboratories, Research Institutes/Foundations, State Agencies & Third Level Institutions
Type of Food Safety Work: Additives, Compositional, Contaminants (incl. process), Food Borne Pathogens, Food Complaints, General Food Quality, Labelling, Nutritional, Residues & Toxins
Techniques/Instrumentation used: AAS, Culture Methods, FIA, GC, HPLC, Immunoassay, Ion Chromatography, Microscopy, Serological, Serotyping and UVS
Specialised Testing: Tests specific to Dairy Products
Specialised Equipment: N/A
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Details of Food testing or/and Research carried out
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Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
|
Food and Feed
|
Nutritional Labelling, Minerals, Sugars, Vitamins, Fats /Oils , Additives and Residues, Pathogens, Bacterial Counts, Shelf Life Studies
|
Various incl., AA, HPLC, GC, Culture Methods
|
Water and Effluent
|
98/83/EC, BOD, COD, Nutrients, Elemental, Microbiological, Leachate Testing
|
Documented in house Method
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Research Areas: Food Authenticity, Microbiology, Food Chemistry & Nutritional
| |