Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
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Meat and Meat Products
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Protein, moisture, extractable fat, total fat, ash, carbohydrate by difference, energy value, added water, apparent meat content, salt, nitrate
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Documented in House Method.
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Potable water
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COD, NH4-N, TSS, Phosphorous as Orthophosphorous, pH
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Nuts and nut products, dairy products, meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products, eggs and egg products
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Enumeration and Detection of a variety of different Micro Organisms
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Fish, crustaceans and molluscs
heat processed foods in sealed containers, sugar products, honey and confectionery, vegetable and vegetable products, fruit and fruit products
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Soft drinks and cordials, fruit juices and concentrates, alcoholic beverages
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Pet foods, stock feeds
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Additives to Food
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Surface Swabs
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Water
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Microlabs Ltd Monaghan Road
Castleblayney
Co. Monaghan
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 42 9746653
Fax: 00 353 42 974675
Email: microlab@iol.ie
Head of Laboratory: Mr. Martin McGuire
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: International
Geographical area served: Rep. of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work
No. Food Safety Staff: 4 Accredited by: Campden & Chorleywood Lab Accreditation Scheme (CLAS)
Service Contract: Agreement with DAFRD Statutory Responsibility: No
Year Established: 1989
Accessibility: Private Clients (Contract), Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Food Standards Agency (NI), Garda Siochana, General Public, Government Department(s), Health Board(s) incl. EHO’s, Local Authorities, other Laboratories, own Institution, Research Institutes/Foundations, Police Service of Northern Ireland, State Agencies and Third Level Institutions
Types of Food Safety work: Food Borne Pathogens & Nutritional
Techniques and Instrumentation used: Culture Methods, Immunoassay, Ion Chromatography, Microscopy & Serological
Specialised Testing: N/A
Specialised Equipment: N/A
|
Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
|
Dairy powder
|
Salmonella spp., Listeria spp.
|
Culture Methods
|
Meat, Poultry, Cooked Meals
|
All pathogens
|
Research Areas: Microbiology
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Monaghan Veterinary Laboratory Clones Road
Monaghan Town
Co. Monaghan
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 47 71900
Fax: 00 353 47 71675
Email: fergalmul@eircom.net
Head of Laboratory: Mr. Fergal Sheridan
Category of Laboratory: Private Lab Status of Laboratory: International
Geographical area served: Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland
Overall Role of the Laboratory: Contract Work
No. Food Safety Staff: 3 Accredited by: Approved by Dept. of Agriculture
Service Contract: N/A Statutory Responsibility: Yes
Year Established: 1966
Accessibility: Private Clients (Contract), Food Industry & General Public
Types of Food Safety work: General Food Quality
Techniques/Instrumentation Used: Culture Methods
Specialised Testing: Tests for Salmonella spp, E coli 0157 : H7, Listeria, Campylobacter & Cl. perfringens
Specialised Equipment: N/A
Details of Food Testing carried out
|
Sample Type
|
Test Parameters
|
Technique(s) Used
|
Neck Flaps, Whole Chickens, Chicken Portions, Value added products & Environmental Swabs and dust
|
Test for Zoonotic Pathogens
|
Culture Methods
|
Oldcastle Laboratories Ltd. Cogan Street
Oldcastle
Co. Meath
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 49 8541160/8541406
Fax: 00 353 49 8541755
Email: kavnalab@iol.ie
Website: www.iol.ie/~kavnalab
Head of Laboratory: Mr. Michael O'Leary
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: Independent Lab
Geographical area served: Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland
Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work & Official Food Safety/Surveillance
No. Food Safety Staff: 5 Accredited by: NQA
Service Contract: Agreement with DAFRD Statutory Responsibility: Yes
Year Established: N/A
Accessibility: General Public, Private Clients (Contract), Veterinary Officers, Water Inspectors, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Food Standards Agency (NI), Garda Siochana, Government Department(s), State Agencies, Local Authorities, Police Service of Northern Ireland, other Laboratories & own Institution
Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens & Residues
Techniques/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods, Microscopy & Serological
Specialised Testing: N/A
Specialised Equipment: N/A
Details of Food testing carried out |
Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
|
Cereals
|
Aflatoxin B1
|
ELISA
|
Urine
|
Trenbolone, Chloramphenicol & Beta Agonists
|
Liver, Kidney, Muscle
|
Inhibitory Substances
|
4-Plate EEC
|
Meat
|
Salmonella spp., Listeria spp., E. coli & T.B.C.
|
Enrichment & Culture
|
Water
|
Range of chemical & microbiological tests
|
Various
|
Blood
|
Salmonella spp.,
|
Danish Mix Elisa
|
Q-Lab Ltd. PO Box 27
Kerlogue Industrial Estate
Drinagh
Co. Wexford
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 53 45600
Fax: 00 353 53 45600
Email: infoeqlab.ie
Head of Laboratory: Ms. Marion Flood
Contact Person: Ms. Anne-Marie Kelly
Position: Managing Director
Category of Laboratory: Private Lab Status of Laboratory: Independent Lab
Geographical area served: South-East area of Rep. of Ireland
Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work from Food Business
No. Food Safety Staff: 7 Accredited by: NAB
Service Contract: Agreement with DAFRD Statutory Responsibility: Yes
Year Established: 1995
Accessibility: General Public, Private Clients (Contract), Veterinary Officers, Water Inspectors, Food Industry, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, Government Department(s), Health Board(s) incl. EHO’s, Local Authorities, Other Laboratories, Research Institutes/Foundations, State Agencies & Third Level Institutions
Types of Food Safety Work: Additives, Compositional, Food Borne Pathogens, Food Complaints, General Food Quality, Nutritional, Residues & Contaminants
Techniques/Instrumentation used: AAS, Culture Methods, GC, GC-MS, HPLC, Ion Chromatography, Microscopy & Serological
Specialised Testing: N/A
Specialised Equipment: N/A
Details of Food testing carried out
|
Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
|
Kidney, livers
|
Residues
|
GC
|
Fruit & Veg
|
Pesticide Residues
|
HPLC
|
Meat, meat products,
Poultry, Poultry products, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, vegetables,
vegetable products,
dairy products & animal
feed stuffs.
|
Total viable counts, Enumeration of Coliforms, E. coli, Salmonella spp., S. aureus, & Listeria spp.
Enterobacteriacea, yeasts & moulds, Cl. perfringens,
Lactic acid bacteria & Bacillus spp.
|
Documented In-House Methods
|
Potable Waters
|
Enumeration of Coliforms & E. coli
|
Meats, Fish, crustaceans
& mollusks.
|
Fat, Protein, Moisture & total solids.
|
Ryland Research Ltd Science Services Centre
Finnabair Industrial Estate
Dundalk
Co. Louth
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 42 9328333
Fax: 00 353 42 9333125
Email: ryland_mkerr@iol.ie
Head of Laboratory: Dr. Marie Kerr
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: Regional
Geographical area served: North Eastern area of Rep. of Ireland
Overall Role of Laboratory: Contract Work
No. Food Safety Staff: 6 Accredited by: N/A
Service Contract: Agreement with DAFRD Statutory Requirement: Yes
Year Established: 1990
Accessibility: General Public, Private Clients (Contract), Water Inspectors, Food Industry, Government Department(s), Local Authorities & State Agencies
Type of Food Safety Work: Food Borne Pathogens & Food Complaints
Techniques and Instrumentation used: Culture Methods & Molecular Biology
Specialised Testing: N/A
Specialised Equipment: N/A
Details of Food testing carried out |
Sample Type
| Test Parameter |
Techniques
|
Dairy (including products),Meat (including products),
Ready to eat meals,
Bread, Water and
Environmental Swabs
|
Listeria spp., Salmonella spp., S. aureus, TVC, Coliforms, E.coli, B. cereus
|
Culture, Membrane Filtration,
Instrumental Methods
|
Water and Effluent
|
BOD, COD, Suspended Solids and
Minerals
|
Gravimetric and Other methods
|
Slaney Laboratory Slaney Foods Ltd.
Kyland
Bunclody
Co. Wexford
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00 353 54 77155
Fax: 00 353 54 77881
Head of Laboratory: Ms. Dympna Skelton
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: In house Company lab
Geographical area served: N/A
Overall Role of Laboratory: Official Food Safety/Surveillance
No. Food Safety Staff: 2 Accredited by: N/A
Service Contract: Agreement with DAFRD Statutory Responsibility: Yes
Year Established: 1990
Accessibility: Samples from Slaney Foods International.
Type of Food Safety Work: Compositional, Contaminants (incl. process), Food Borne Pathogens and General Food Quality.
Technique/Instrumentation used: Culture Methods
Specialised Testing: Pathogens & fat analysis of raw meat
Specialised Equipment: Hobart Fat Analyser
Details of Food Testing carried out |
Sample Types
|
Test Parameters
|
Technique (s) Used
|
Raw Meat
|
TVC, Coliforms, Total staphylococci, S. aureus, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp.
|
Culture Methods, ELISA,
Biochemical tests
|
Raw Meat
|
Fat Analysis
|
Hobart
|
Water (potable)
|
Total Viable Count, Total Coliforms, Faecal Coliforms, Faecal streptococci
|
Membrane Filtration
|
Southern Scientific Services ltd. Head Office: Duncrine
Killarney
Co. Kerry
Republic of Ireland
Micro Lab: Kerry Innovation Centre
Tralee
Co. Kerry
Republic of Ireland
Tel: 00353 64
Fax: 00353 64 39022
Email: info@southernscientificireland.com
Website: www.southernscientificireland.com
Head of Laboratory: Ms. Kate Murphy
Contact Person: Ms. Michelle O' Donoghue
Position: Laboratory Manager
Category of Laboratory: Private Status of Laboratory: National
Geographical area served: Republic of Ireland
Overall Work of the Laboratory: Contract Work
No. Food Safety Staff: 11 Accredited by: In Progress (NAB)
Service Contract: Agreements with Dept. of Marine & Natural Resources & Dept. of Environment & Local Government
Year Established: 1994
Accessibility: Agricultural Inspectors, Fishery Officers, General Public, Private Contract, Veterinary Officers, Water Inspectors, 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, Research Institutes/Foundations, State Agencies & Third Level Institutions
Type of Food Safety Work: Additives, Food Borne Pathogens, General Food Quality, Nutritional, Contaminants (incl. process), Compositional, Food Complaints, Labelling & Residues
Techniques/Instrumentation used: AAS, GC-MS, Microscopy, Culture Methods, HPLC, Ion Chromatography, UVS & GC
Specialised Testing: Anabolic Steroids
Specialised Equipment: N/A
Details of Food Testing carried out
|
Sample Type
|
Test Parameters
|
Technique(s)
|
All foods
|
TVC’s, E. coli, Salmonella spp., Listeria spp., S. aureus, streptococci
|
ISO standard Methods
|
All foods
|
Compositional Analysis: Protein, fat, moisture, ash, salt, minerals, free fatty acids, peroxide, fatty acids & amino acids
|
AOAC methods
|
Water
|
Microbiological and Chemical Analysis
|
Standard APHA Methods
|
Waste water
|
Chemical Analysis: BOD, COD, SS, P, NO3, NH3, pH
|
Standard APHA Methods
|
Soil Testing and Analysis
|
Chemical Analysis: P, K, Ca, Mg, S, Co, Cu, Zn, Hg, As
|
Standard Method
|
Mid-Antrim Laboratory Services Ltd. – please see Lab No. 39
Anser Laboratories Ltd. – please see Lab No. 40
Teagasc, The National Food Centre – Dublin, please see Lab No. 33
Teagasc, The National Food Centre – Limerick, please see Lab No. 35
Cork County Council Veterinary & Food Hygiene Laboratory, please see Lab No. 26
Glossary of Terms
3 MCPD 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol
ACC Aerobic Colony Count
AAS Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
AES Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
AOAC Association of Analytical Communities
APHA American Public Health Association
ASP Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning
AZA Azaspiracid
BHA Butylated Hydroxyanisole
BHT Butylated Hydroxytoluene
BOD Biological Oxygen Demand
COD Chemical Oxygen Demand
DAFRD Department for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
DARD Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
D.P.T.G's Dimeric and Polymeric Triglycerides
DG Dodecyl Gallate
DON Deoxynivalenol
DSP Diarrheic Shellfish Poisoning
EIA Enzyme-ImmunoAssay
ELISA Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbentAssay
FAAS Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
FIA Flow-Injection Analysis
FPD Flame Photometric Detector
FSA Food Standards Agency
FSAI Food Safety Authority of Ireland
FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
GC Gas Chromatography
GC/ECD Gas Chromatography- Electron Capture Detector
GC/FID Gas Chromatography- Flame Ionisation Detector
GC-MS Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry
GFAAS Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
GMO's Genetically Modified Organisms
HPLC High Performance Liquid Chromatography
HPLC-DAD High Performance Liquid Chromatography -Diode Array Detection
HPLC-UV High Performance Liquid Chromatography -Ultra Violet detection
ICP Inductively Coupled Plasma spectroscopy
IR Infra Red
ISO International Organisation for Standardisation
LAS Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonates
LC-MS Liquid Chromatography -Mass Spectrometry
M.R.L. Maximum Residue Level
MAP Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
MBAS Methylene Blue Active Substances
MIA Microbial Inhibition Assay
MPN Most Probable Number
MSG Monosodium Glutamate
NAB National Accreditation Board
NICS Northern Ireland Civil Service
NIR Near Infra Red
NSAI National Standards Authority of Ireland
OC Organochlorine
OG Octyl gallate
OP's Organophosphates
P.I.C Preliminary Incubation Count
PAH's Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PCA Plate Count Agar
PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
PFGE Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis
PG Propyl Gallate
PPSL Pulsed Photo-Stimulated Luminescence
PTE Part Time Equivalent
p-TSA para-Toluene SulphonAmide
QUID Quantitative Ingredient Declaration
RFLP Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
RIA Radio-ImmunoAssay
RT-PCR Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
SCC Somatic Cell Count
SPE Solid-Phase Extraction
TBT Tributyltin
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
TSS Total Suspended Solids
UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service
UKNEQAS United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme
VRBA Violet Red Bile Agar
VTEC Verocytotoxigenic
WTE Whole Time Equivalent |