S.I. No. 242/1996:

HEALTH (OFFICIAL CONTROL OF FOOD) APPROVED LABORATORIES ORDER, 1996.

HEALTH (OFFICIAL CONTROL OF FOOD) APPROVED LABORATORIES ORDER, 1996.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 , 56 and 59 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947), section 54 of that Act as amended by the European Communities ( Health Act, 1947 Amendment of sections 54 and 61) Regulations, 1991, subsection (3) of section 38 of the Health Act, 1953 (No. 26 of 1953) and section 6 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970 ), after consultation with the Minister for Enterprise and Employment and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, hereby makes the following Regulations for the purpose of giving effect to Council Directive 89/397/EEC¹ on the official control of foodstuffs and Council Directive 93/99/EEC² on the subject of additional measures concerning the official control of foodstuffs.

¹O.J. No. L186, 30.6.1989, p.23.

²O.J. No. L290, 24.11.1993, p.l4.

1. This Order may be cited as the Health (Official Control of Food) Approved Laboratories Order, 1996.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1996.

3. The laboratories listed hereunder are approved to analyse any samples of food taken by an authorised officer for the purposes of the Health (Official Control of Food) Regulations, 1996.

(i) Public Analyst's Laboratory,

St. Finbarr's Hospital,

Douglas Road,

Cork.

(ii) Food Microbiology Laboratory,

St. Finbarr's Hospital,

Douglas Road,

Cork.

(iii) Public Analyst's Laboratory,

Newcastle Road,

Galway.

(iv) Food Microbiology Laboratory,

Department of Microbiology,

University College Hospital,

Galway.

(v) Public Analyst's Laboratory,

Cornmarket,

Dublin 8.

(vi) Microbiology Laboratory,

Cherry Orchard Hospital,

Dublin 10.

(vii) Public Health Laboratory,

Microbiology Department,

Waterford Regional Hospital,

Waterford.

(viii) Public Health Laboratory,

Microbiology Department,

General Hospital,

Sligo.

(ix) Microbiology Laboratory,

Regional Hospital,

Limerick.

(x) Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland,

3 Clonskeagh Square,

119, Clonskeagh Road,

Dublin 14.

4. The Health (Official Control of Food) Approved Laboratories Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 335 of 1991 ) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister

for Health, this 1st day of August, 1996.

MICHAEL NOONAN, T.D.,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Article 3 of Health (Official Control of Food) Regulations, 1996 empowers the Minister to specify an approved list of laboratories for analysis of food samples taken by authorised officers for the purpose of the regulations. This order approves a list of such laboratories with effect from 1st September, 1996.