Each year fish or foods containing fish are sampled and analysed to determine compliance with Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (S.I. No 556 of 2014) in that the species of fish declared on the label is detected.
In 2019, 31 products at the product marketing stage were sampled on a random basis by Environmental Health Officers of the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Sample analysis was coordinated by the Public Analyst Laboratory in Cork. Table 1 shows that no non-compliances were detected.
Table 1: Results for the fish authenticity checks in 2019.
| Sampling Agency | Number of samples tested | Sample description at the point of sampling | Number of compliant samples |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HSE |
21 |
15 Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) 2 European Hake (Merluccius merluccius) 1 Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 1 Mackerel 1 Pacific Cod (G. macrocephalus) 1 Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) |
21 |
|
SFPA |
6 |
3 Atlantic Cod 1 Haddock 1 Pollock (Pollachius pollachius) 1 Whiting |
6 |
|
DAFM |
4 |
2 Pacific Cod 2 Shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) |
4 |
|
TOTAL |
31 |
- |
31 |