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The purpose of this study was to examine bottled water for sale in Ireland for the presence of E. coli, enterococci, coliforms and P. aeruginosa

For producers who slaughter small quantities of poultry on-farm and supply the meat direct to local retail establishments or to the final consumer.

This zoonoses update presents available zoonotic data for Ireland for 2009.

Food sampling and examinations for official control purposes are carried out by official agencies under contract to the FSAI. Data relating to these activities are submitted to and analysed by the FSAI.

Historically, Ireland has used the American ‘food pyramid’ as the graphical model to communicate the key healthy eating messages

Information for caterers on microbial toxins and marine biotoxins

Campylobacter spp. is the most common bacterial cause of gastroenteritis in Ireland and Europe.

The natural habitat of Cronobacter spp. is not well understood; however, they have been isolated from a diverse range of environments, e.g. processing plants, domestic environments, and foods, e.g. powdered infant formula, fermented bread, cheese.

Information on Staphylococcus aureus