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What do we do?

Foodtech Laboratories Ltd is a food safety consultancy for the manufacturing, retail, catering and service industry. We are based in Dublin and operate throughout Ireland.

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We offer a broad range of food safety services incorporating consulting, auditing, testing and training. HACCP and Hygiene Training are currently one of our core activities.

Foodtech has been operating since 1995 and has built a reputation for delivering a high quality and personal service tailored for different client needs.

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We are a company that is very much focused on future emerging technologies and the role they could play in the food industry. The application of web technology in providing tailored food quality assurance systems, is one such area that we are currently developing.

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Training

The provision of certified courses for the food industry in Ireland is a core activity for Foodtech Laboratories and the training we provide draws upon our extensive experience and expertise in food science.

We offer many courses in Hygiene and HACCP up to advanced level - please contact us for further details. Two of our most popular titles are: Basic Hygiene Course and Hygiene and HACCP Course.

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Basic Hygiene Course

Certified by Foodtech Laboratories Ltd.

Aim

To provide the basic requirements for the hygienic production of food products by operators, and introduce HACCP.

For whom

All production operators, production supervisors, and management.

Content

  • Personal hygiene - rules and regulations, bad habits and sickness.
  • Good hygiene practices - foreign body prevention and safe handling of products.
  • Proper temperature control - monitoring of temperatures and control of bacterial growth.
  • Good quality assurance systems - records.
  • HACCP and Critical Control Points.
  • Cleaning and sanitizing systems - detergents/sanitizers and effective systems.

Languages

  • English, Chinese, Russian & Polish

Duration and venue

2 hours at your premises.

Hygiene and HACCP Course

Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene Certified by the Royal Society of Public Health.

Aim

To provide training in Food Hygiene, HACCP and Food Safety.

For whom

All production operators, production supervisors, and management.

Content

  • An introduction to food safety, good hygiene practice and hygiene systems.
  • Principles of HACCP.
  • Identification of hazards, microbiological, chemical, physical and allergen.
  • Control measures for hazards, food storage, temperature and hygienic practices.
  • Food related illness.
  • Minor test - multiple choice questions.

Languages

  • English & Chinese

Duration and venue

7 hours at your premises.

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Consultancy

Foodtech Laboratories offer a professional food science consultancy service covering best practices for safety systems, risk assessments, hygiene auditing and monitoring.

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Consultancy Services

Food Safety System Development

  • HACCP / BRC / EFSIS / Q MARK
  • Bakeries
  • Confectionery – desert factories
  • Meat & fish processing operations
  • Ready meal processors
  • Cold stores
  • Food distributors
  • Soft drink – beverage processors
  • Brewery & distillery operations
  • Catering operations

Food Safety Risk Assessments

  • Handling customer complaints
  • Product recall

Hygiene Auditing Consultancy

  • Food industry
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Clean room
  • Breweries
  • Hospital caterers
  • Bakeries
  • Meat processing operations
  • Restaurants / cafes
  • Confectionery - desert factories
  • Fish processors
  • Ready meal producers
  • Butcher shops
  • Cold stores
  • Slaughter plants

Environmental Monitoring

  • Food industry
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Ready meal producers
  • Hospital caterers
  • Bakeries
  • Cold stores
  • Meat processing operations
  • Restaurants / cafes
  • Slaughter plants
  • Confectionery - desert factories
  • Fish processors
  • Butcher shops

Expert Witness

  • Preparation of evidence for court
  • Court case investigation

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Auditing

Foodtech Laboratories can carry out food safety audits nationally and internationally on request.

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Auditing Services

BRC, ISO, HSE Auditing

  • Food industry
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Clean room
  • Hospital caterers
  • Bakeries
  • Meat processing operations
  • Restaurants / cafes
  • Confectionery - desert factories
  • Fish processors
  • Ready meal producers
  • Butcher shops
  • Cold stores
  • Slaughter plants

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Testing

Foodtech Laboratories provides a wide range of microbiological analysis for food products, waters and wastewaters. This includes the detection, isolation, confirmation and identification of microbial organisms. We offer comprehensive shelf life analysis of food products.

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Testing Services

Shelf Life Analysis

We offer a comprehensive microbiological shelf life analysis for food products.

Microbiological Analysis

  • Total Viable Count
  • Coliforms
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • E. coli
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Salmonella
  • Listeria
  • Campylobacter
  • Bacillus cereus
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Legionella
  • Pseudomonas

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