Food Safety Controls on Meat
Food safety controls on meat in Ireland are regulated by a number of measures commonly referred to as the 'Hygiene Package'. Under the Hygiene Package the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is entitled to carry out inspections of all meat establishments for hygiene approval.
Food safety controls on meat
The detail of the Hygiene Package is expressed Statutory Instruments (S.I.) 910 of 2005 and 387 of 2006 (as derived from EU legislation).
The Hygiene Package regulates the following areas:
- Food and feed hygiene.
- The production, control and marketing of products of animal origin.
- Animal health issues in relation to the production of those products.
What is in this section?
Publications
- Meat Establishments approved by the Department under S.I.s 126 of 1995, 243 of 1996 and 434 of 1997 (doc 27Kb)
- Meat Establishments approved by the Department under S.I. 432 of 2009 (xls 203Kb)
- Meat Establishments Approved for Export to Saudi Arabia (xls 24Kb)
- Note on Approval Process (doc 34Kb)
- Notification of Intent (doc 90Kb)
