Lab Details

The Central Meat Control Laboratory
Young’s Cross
Celbridge
Co. Kildare
Republic of Ireland

Telephone: +353 (0)1 607 2950
FAX: +353 (0)1 821 4966
FAX: +353 (0)1 821 4966
Email: paul.rafter@agriculture.gov.ie
No. of Food Safety Staff 34
Contact Mr. Paul Rafter
Accredited By
Type of Food Safety Work Food Borne Pathogens, Residues

Details of Food Testing / Research Carried Out

Sample Type Test Parameter
Meat & meat products, incl game, offal, white & black puddingsEscherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus, TVC, Salmonella spp., Listeria spp., Residues, Nitrates, Nitrites, Heavy Metals
Food Stuff Contact Materials, incl aluminium foil, cling film, cCan Quality, Micro tests
Water, incl treated, untreated, rainwater, saltwaterMicro and physico-chemical properties, Conductivity, TVC, Escherichia coli, Coliforms, Faecal Streptococci
Environmental, incl factory hygiene, hygiene swabs, contact platEscherichia coli
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