Value proposition

Safe and Trustworthy Food for Everyone

Our vision at the Food Safety Authority Ireland (FSAI) is safe and trustworthy food for everyone and our mission is protecting consumers by leading a collaborative food safety community to continuously raise food standards and create a culture of excellence. We place consumers at the centre of all our activities. Consumers have a fundamental right to safe food and also that they are not being misled about the food they are purchasing or eating.

We are a statutory, independent and science-based body which comes under the aegis of the Minister for Health. Our values are teamwork; integrity; passion; respect; innovation and; collaboration.

consumer protection, food safety, audit and investigations, food law enforcement, risk assessment, risk management and risk communication, public health nutrition, food regulation, veterinary public health, data analysis, food science, advice for food industry, and food safety training