Search

Certain marine biotoxins pose a serious health risk when present above maximum permitted limits in bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates or marine gastropods and therefore legislation has required the establishment of national marine biotoxin monitoring programmes.

Monitoring of honey for authenticity and accurate labelling is ongoing in Ireland and appropriate action will be taken where breaches of the legislation.

This report concerns the safety of potable water (i.e. drinking water) supplied and used for human consumption in Ireland, excluding bottled water and water for medicinal product.

E. coli O157 is commonly found in the gut of healthy livestock and it can be shed in their faeces. It may also be present in unchlorinated water supplies or incontaminated ready-to-eat food.E coli O157 can be passed from person-to-person.

Staff should stay at home if they have acute diarrhoea and in particular, if E. coliO157 infection has been diagnosed.

Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that is commonly present in the environment and in food.

The aim is to ensure that the enforcement powers are used consistently across all the official agencies in a manner that is fully compliant with the legal requirements under the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1988, facilitated the establishment of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) to perform the functions assigned to it by this Act.

Survey of the Implementation of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) and Food Hygiene Training in Irish Food Businesses (2001)

This report was published in 2000.