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starting up a new food business?
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has received numerous calls to its advice-line over recent years regarding advice on how to set up a food business. In January to May this year alone, the advice-line received 214 requests for information on starting a food business with callers seeking details on registration of a food business and the legislation which regulates such a business.
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stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants comes of age in may 2004 – food safety implications
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), have been in the news recently, following the coming into force on 17 May of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The term “POPs” is used to describe a group of toxic chemicals which are found in the environment.
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an update on BSE in ireland
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) was first diagnosed in Ireland in 1989. The disease was classified as a Class A compulsory notifiable disease in 1989 and a ban on the direct feeding of meat-and-bone-meal (MBM) to ruminant animals was imposed in 1990. In March 1996, the significance of BSE changed dramatically when the UK announced a link between BSE in cattle and vCJD in humans.
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publication of new hygiene legislation
After many years of negotiation, the “Hygiene Package” has been finalised during the Irish presidency of the European Union. This Package which consists of three new Regulations and two Directives aims to create a single, transparent hygiene policy applicable across the entire food chain.
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guidance note 1 - revised
The revised Guidance Note 1: Inspection of a Food Business, is now available. Originally published in 2001, it has been updated to ensure that it reflects current best practice and meets the needs of both environmental health officers (EHOs) and food business operators.
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