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A wide range of food is available in Ireland today, and whether that food is produced by a large multi-national company or a small local food producer, it must be safe for consumers to eat.

Guidance for Food Businesses

Our mission is to protect consumers’ health and consumers’ interests by ensuring that food consumed, distributed, marketed or produced in the State meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.

Is é ár misean sláinte tomhaltóirí agus leasanna tomhaltóirí a chosaint trína chinntiú go gcomhlíonann an bia a itear, a dháiltear, a ndéantar margaíocht air nó a tháirgtear sa Stát na caighdeáin is airde maidir le sábháilteacht agus sláinteachas bia.

This guidance document provides an overview of the European Union and National legislation related to additives in food, together with guidance on its interpretation.

Antimicrobial resistance is now widely acknowledged as a major global public health challenge.

This factsheet is intended for food business operators and other interested parties, particularly in the sector of foods of animal origin.

Aspartame is used to replace sugar in a wide range of sugar-free and low-calorie foods

Organic food constitutes a relatively small but growing part of the food supply in many countries, including Ireland.

High pressure processing is also called high hydrostatic pressure processing, ultra high pressure processing, pascalization or cold pasteurisation