Tuesday, 30 June 2026
This year marked the beginning of our new Strategic Plan, which will guide our direction for the coming years. It was a year of significant leadership change, as in March we welcomed our new Chief Executive Officer, Mr Greg Dempsey.
In 2025, we successfully delivered the actions set out in our business plan, thus ensuring continued progress across our regulatory, scientific and consumer-focused priorities. These achievements reflect the professionalism of our teams and the strength of our collaborative approach with the Department of Health, official agencies, industry representatives and colleagues across the wider public service.
Some of our activities in 2025 include: the publication of our new guidance note on food safety culture, a successful Food Safety Consultative Council open meeting which looked at how artificial intelligence can be used across our evolving system, the development of the FSAI’s Science Strategy 2026–2030, a public consultation on a food hygiene rating scheme for Ireland, and managing and coordinating the response to a foodborne outbreak of listeriosis in the summer.
