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Public Analyst's Laboratory, Dublin
Telephone:00353 (0)1 6612022
Email: [email protected]
| No. of food safety staff | 22 |
|---|---|
| Contact | Dr Andrew Flanagan |
| Accredited by | INAB |
| Type of Food Safety Work | Contaminants (including process), Toxins, Metal speciation, Food contact materials, Additives, Compositional, Nutritional, Food complaints, General Food Quality, Labelling, Intake studies, Surveys. |
Details of Food Testing / Research Carried Out
| Sample Type | Test Parameter |
|---|---|
| Environmental, incl factory hygiene, hygiene swabs, contact plat | Various Parameters. |
| Water, incl treated, untreated, rainwater, saltwater | Wide range of Metals and other Parameters. |
| Others, incl water used as an ingredient | Wide range of Metals and other Parameters. |
| Food Stuff Contact Materials, incl aluminium foil, cling film, c | Food Contact Materials incl. BADGE, BFDGE, Semicarbazide, ESBO |
| Additives incl antioxidants, emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickener | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium |
| Special nutritional uses, incl diabetic foodstuffs, gluten free | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Peanut Traces, Gluten, Various Artificial Additives |
| Prepared dishes, incl baby food, all vegetable & cereal based di | Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2, Ochratoxin A, Patulin, Zearalenone and Fumonisins, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, PAHs, Nitrate, Peanut Traces, Various Artificial Additives |
| Nuts & nut products, snacks, incl peanut butter, crisps | Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2, Cyclpiazonic acid, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Peanut Traces, Various Artificial Additives |
| Confectionary, including chocolate | Safrole, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Acrylamide, Peanut Traces, Various Additives, Authentication. |
| Cocoa & cocoa preparations, coffee & tea, incl herbal fruit teas | Ochratoxin A, Sterigmatocystin, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Acrylamide, Peanut Traces, Solvent residues, Various Additives, Sugars, Authentication. |
| Ices & desserts, inclsorbets, shop bought dessert mixes | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Peanut Traces, Various Additives |
| Alcoholic beverages (other than wine) | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Acrylamide, Various Additives, % alcohol, Congeners, Sugars |
| Wine, incl fortified, non fortified | Ochratoxin A, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, , % alcohol, Congeners, Sugars |
| Non alc# beverages, incl bottled water, soya milk based drinks | Patulin, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Peanut Traces, Various Additives, Saffrole, Sugars, Authentication. |
| Herbs & spices | Safrole, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Peanut Traces, Various Additives |
| Fruit and vegetables | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Nitrate, Peanut Traces |
| Cereal & bakery products, incl pasta, rice, cornflakes | Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2, Ochratoxin A, Zearalenone and Fumonisins, Sterigmatocystin, Cyclpiazonic acid, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Acrylamide, Peanut Traces, Various Additives, Dietary fibre, Saffrole |
| Soups, broths & sauces, incl mayonnaise, apple sauce, salad crea | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Various Additives |
| Fats & oils, incl lard, olive oil, non-dairy spread | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Solvent Residues, Various Additives, Acid, Peroxide Value |
| Fish, shellfish and molluscs | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, PAHs, Histamine and other Biogenic Amines |
| Meat & meat products, incl game, offal, white & black puddings | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Peanut Traces, Nitrate/nitrite, Various Additives, Fat, Protein, PAHs. |
| Egg & egg products, incl egg mayonnaise, prepared egg dishes | Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Peanut Traces, Various Additives |
| Dairy products, incl cheese, cream liqueur, powdered dairy produ | Sterigmatocystin, Cyclpiazonic acid, Wide range of Metals incl. Minerals, Salt Content ? Sodium, Histamine and other Biogenic Amines, Peanut Traces, Various Additives (preservatives, sweeteners, colours, antioxidants, flavours), Fat, Protein |
