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Public Analyst's Laboratory, Cork
Telephone:00353 (0)21 492 3359 / 3245
Email: [email protected]
| Contact | Michael O Riordan |
|---|---|
| Accredited by | INAB |
| Type of Food Safety Work | Additives, Compositional, Food Complaints, Food Speciation, Food Quality, Ionising Radiation, Labelling, Nutrition, Residues & Contaminants |
Details of Food Testing / Research Carried Out
| Sample Type | Test Parameter |
|---|---|
| Environmental, incl factory hygiene, hygiene swabs, contact plat | BOD, COD, Total Solids, Heavy Metals |
| Water, incl treated, untreated, rainwater, saltwater | Potability Tests, Nitrate, Ammonia, Metals, Chloride |
| Others, incl water used as an ingredient | Potability Tests |
| Food Stuff Contact Materials, incl aluminium foil, cling film, c | Aluminium, Heavy Metals |
| Additives incl antioxidants, emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickener | Purity Criteria |
| Special nutritional uses, incl diabetic foodstuffs, gluten free | Sugar Content, Vitamins A & B1 |
| Prepared dishes, incl baby food, all vegetable & cereal based di | Nitrate, Nitrite, Salt, Fat, Vitamins A & B1, Ochratoxin A, Metals |
| Nuts & nut products, snacks, incl peanut butter, crisps | Fat Profile, Salt, MonoSodium Glutamate |
| Confectionary, including chocolate | Purity (total sugar), Ash, Metals, Sugar Content, Colours, HMF (in honey), Fat Content |
| Cocoa & cocoa preparations, coffee & tea, incl herbal fruit teas | Irradiation Test, Metals, Fat, Caffeine |
| Ices & desserts, inclsorbets, shop bought dessert mixes | Sorbic Acid, Fat Content, Sugar Content |
| Alcoholic beverages (other than wine) | Alcohol content, Congeners (e.g. methanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol isomers), Fat, Sugar, Colours |
| Wine, incl fortified, non fortified | Alcohol Content |
| Non alc# beverages, incl bottled water, soya milk based drinks | Potability Tests, Sugar Content, Vitamin C, Fat Content, Benzoic Acid, Colours, Sweeteners |
| Herbs & spices | Purity, Sodium, Potassium, Ash, Metals, Irradiation Test, Sudan Red 1 |
| Fruit and vegetables | Metals, Nitrate |
| Cereal & bakery products, incl pasta, rice, cornflakes | Propionic Acid, Fat, Ash, Sugar Content, Sorbic Acid, GMOs |
| Soups, broths & sauces, incl mayonnaise, apple sauce, salad crea | Sorbic Acid, Total Sugar Content, Colours, Metals, Preservatives, MonoSodium Glutamate & Salt |
| Fats & oils, incl lard, olive oil, non-dairy spread | Iodine Value, Rancidity Tests, Total Fat Content, Fat Profile, Vitamin A |
| Fish, shellfish and molluscs | Heavy Metals, Biogenic Amines |
| Meat & meat products, incl game, offal, white & black puddings | Fat, Moisture, Sulphur Dioxide, Ash, Protein, Hydroxyproline, Salt |
| Egg & egg products, incl egg mayonnaise, prepared egg dishes | Metals (lead and cadmium), Fat |
| Dairy products, incl cheese, cream liqueur, powdered dairy produ | Fat, Moisture, Sorbic Acid, Total Solids, Sugar, Delvo test , Alcohol |
