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Approved Food Establishments

Establishments handling products of animal origin for which hygiene conditions are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 must be approved by the competent authority of each Member State.

Member States are required by law to make up-to-date lists of such establishments available to other Member States and to the public.

Below are links to the lists of approved establishments for each competent authority in the Republic of Ireland, for each EU Member State as well as links to a list of EU approved establishments in third countries (outside EU).

Approved Establishments in Republic of Ireland

Local Authority

• Food Business Operators Approved by Local Authorities under S.I. 432 of 2009
  Note: Butchershops may be subject to approval depending on the extent of their wholesaling activities. Details of approved butchershops will be provided in the list above
  (This list is updated on Friday of each week)

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

• Egg Establishments Approved by DAFM under S.I. 432 of 2009 
• Meat Establishments Approved by DAFM under S.I. 432 of 2009
• Milk and Dairy Establishments Approved by DAFM under S.I. 432 of 2009

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

• Approved Establishments
• Approved Freezer Vessels
• Approved Factory Vessels

Health Service Executive

• Butcher shops authorised to remove bovine vertebral column (backbone)
• Establishments Approved for the Handling of Products of Animal Origin

Approved Establishments in the Member States of the European Union

• Lists of Approved Food Establishments in EU Member States

EU Approved Establishments in Third Countries (outside the EU)

• List of EU approved establishments in Third Countries

 

 

 

Last reviewed: 5/12/2011