Kilkenny County Council is an official agency of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (which is the national body responsible for the implementation of food law in the state) under service contract which was first entered into in 2000.The present service contract allows for full implementation of new food legislation which came into force on 1st January 2006.
Work which the Veterinary Service carry out under the F.S.A.I. service contract include :
- Provision of Official Controls at small throughput abattoirs including their approval
- Provision of Official Controls at small meat manufacturing plants including their approval
- Participation in Working Groups and liaising with other
- State agencies involved in food safety and veterinary public health
- Participation in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
- Data collection
- Involvement in Disease Outbreak Control teams where required
- Participation South East Region Zoonosis Committee
- Facilitation of external audits from F.S.A.I. and the Food and Veterinary office (E.U.)
- Participation in E.U. Co-ordinated Control Plans e.g. Residue Sampling