Food Safety Agencies by Aisling Gilroy https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies National Food Safety Agencies in Ireland en-us 2018-09-13 10:17:15 UTC 2018-09-13 13:07:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Department of agriculture,fisheries and food chloedohertyr https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280792398 Plays a major role in ensuring the highest possible standards of food safety and consumer protection in Ireland 
Monitors food safety in the following areas 
1) meat and meat products supervise larger abattoirs and meat processing plants producing for home and export market 
2) milk and milk products inspect milk processing plants and monitor operational hygiene
3)eggs and egg products enforce a range of eu egg regulations 
4) pesticides various food such as fruit , vegetables and cereals are continually monitored for pesticide residues
 
•Enforce EU legislation controlling the import the foods of animal origin from countries outside the EU 

•Ensures that all cattle in Ireland are registered and fully traceable , there are also traceablility systems in place for pigs and sheep 

]]> 2018-09-13 12:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280792398 Health Service Executive(HSE) https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280792556 Environmental Health Officers(EHOs) implement legislation in relation to food hygiene and safety including:
•The inspection of retail and catering establishments 
•Responsibly for food safety at major public gatherings eg concerts and sports events
•Monitoring legislation dealing with food and nutrition labeling, additives and contaminants
•Investigating incidences of food-borne illness(medical officers and laboratory staff are also involved)
•Responding to rapid alerts: recalling, withdrawing and destroying foodstuffs when necessary ]]> 2018-09-13 12:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280792556 Safefood (Food Safety Promotion Board) gilroya https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280792695
  • Set up under British Irish Agreement Act 1999.
  • Educates and informs the public on food safety.
  • Runs media campaigns eg. advertisements on TV, Radio & leaflets.
    • ]]>     2018-09-13 12:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280792695     Local Authorities gilroya https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280793384
  • Monitor abbotoirs (slaughterhouses) and meat processing plants.
    • ]]>     2018-09-13 12:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280793384     National Consumer Agency (NCA) gilroya https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280793716
  • Enforces the EU communities Regulations 2002 in relation to prepacked foods.
  • Visits and investigates food premises to ensure they are meeting labeling regulations.
  • acts on consumer complaints.
    • ]]>     2018-09-13 12:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280793716     The food safety authority of Ireland (FSAI https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280794552 the fsai is and independent statutory body set up in 1999 to protect the public health and consumer interest in the area of food hygiene and safety. Its responsible for the enforcement of all food legislation in ireland which it does through a number of agencies include the HSE the Department of agriculture fisheries and food and the local authority. They issues improvement notices and closer notices.

    ]]>     2018-09-13 12:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280794552     Public Analyst Laboratories https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280795853 •Public Analyst Laboratories work with EHOs sampling and assessing foods for bacteriological safety
    •They analyze foods to monitor compliance with food legislation and labelling in terms of additives and GMOs (genetically modified organisms etc)
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     They also analyse food and water samples for the general public(a fee is charged for this service]]>     2018-09-13 12:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280795853     Department of health and children chloedohertyr https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280796327 The department of health and children is responsible for the development of food safety legislation and policies ]]> 2018-09-13 12:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280796327 FSAI gilroya https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280800857
  • takes all reasonable steps to ensure food distribute in Ireland meets highest standards of food safety
  • advise ministers on food safety
  • coordinate and deliver food safety services through agencies.
  • ensures food companies comply with legal standards
  • take action- issues improvment notices and closure orders
  • coordinate rapid alert systems when food safety is at risk.
    • ]]>     2018-09-13 13:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gilroya/foodsafetyagencies/wish/280800857