Under section 46(4) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, an appeal against the report of the…

Section 46(4) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 provides that an appeal against the report of the Food Analyst shall lie before the Designated Officer, who shall, if he so decides, refer the matter to the referral food laboratory notified by the Food Authority for opinion. Referral food laboratories are established or recognised by the Food Authority under section 43(2).

The Commissioner of Food Safety decides on sanction of prosecution and the forum for trial (section 42(3) to (5)); the Food Safety Officer inspects food businesses and draws samples (section 42(1)); and the Food Safety Appellate Tribunal hears appeals from decisions of the Adjudicating Officer under section 68 (section 70), not appeals against a Food Analyst's report.