An Irish agency responsible for seafood safety has published its annual report, revealing the number of food safety incidents investigated in 2023.
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) was involved in 25 reports of alleged illnesses following the consumption of fishery products or live bivalve mollusks.
Sea-Fisheries Protection Officers (SFPOs) carried out 2,297 food safety official controls across 2,325 premises. Of these checks, 535 were inspections of approved establishments, and 1,553 consisted of official controls, such as checks prior to certifying a consignment of food being exported to a non-EU country and temperature and labeling checks.
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