The European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office has today [Tuesday] moved to its new premises in Grange, Co Meath, Ireland.
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The building, located on a nine hectare landscaped site 40 kilometres north-west of Dublin, will accommodate the existing 150 FVO staff and has a range of facilities including, a conference centre, crèche, restaurant and cafeteria. The 12,500 square metre building was designed by the Irish Office of Public Works on behalf of the Commission.
The FVO is responsible for checking that EU rules on food, live animals and plant products are complied with, both within the EU and also in third countries which export to the EU. Last year its inspectors carried out over 200 inspections in 52 different countries. The FVO is an integral part of the European Commission’s Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General under the leadership of David Byrne, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection.
