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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.