Who ensures the quality and safety of our milk?

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the designated competent authority for the enforcement of milk quality and safety legislation, with farm inspections conducted routinely. These are conducted by Bord Bia under the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Standard to ensure that milk consumed, produced, distributed or marketed in Ireland meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene and to ensure that food complies with legal requirements, or where appropriate with recognised codes of good practice.

Extra information:

The dairy hygiene regulations are incorporated into the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Standard and a specific quality report can be generated from the Bord Bia Quality Assurance database on request from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.