S.I. No. 335/1991 - Health (Official Control of Food) Approved Laboratories, Order, 1991.

S.I. No. 335 of 1991.

HEALTH (OFFICIAL CONTROL OF FOOD) APPROVED LABORATORIES, ORDER, 1991.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on her by Article 3 of the Health (Official Control of Food) Regulations, 1991, hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Health (Official Control of Food) (Approved Laboratories) Order, 1991.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 31st day of December, 1991.

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, 1991.

(i) Public Analyst's Laboratory, St. Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork.

(ii) Food Hygiene Laboratory, St. Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork.

(iii) Public Analyst's Laboratory, Newcastle Road, Galway.

(iv) Bacteriology Laboratory, University College Hospital, Galway.

(v) Public Analyst's Laboratory, Cornmarket, Dublin 8.

(vi) Bacteriology Laboratory, Cherry Orchard, Dublin.

(vii) Bacteriology Laboratory, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9.

(viii) Bacteriology Laboratory, Ardkeen Regional Hospital, Waterford.

(ix) Bacteriology Laboratory, General Hospital, Sligo.

(x) Bacteriology Laboratory, Regional Hospital, Limerick.

(xi) Nuclear Energy Board, 3 Clonskeagh Square, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 14.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 16th

day of December, 1991.

MARY O'ROURKE,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Article 3 of Health (Official Control of Food) Regulations, 1991 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 31st December, 1991.