Careers | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Events | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Data Protection Statement | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Freedom of Information | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

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Sitemap | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Search | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Consumer Advice | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

All Alerts | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Home | Food Safety Authority of Ireland

All interactive components on a page, such as buttons or menus, should be far enough apart 
from other interactive areas, to avoid them being used by mistake. 

This ensures people with motor impairments can easily click or tap on the right element.

## Methodology

This check is run on both the mobile and desktop versions of every page. Results
for each may differ.

1. All interactive elements are identified, including buttons, links, and form controls.
2. If an element is not normally visible, it is ignored. This includes elements which
   are positioned offscreen or cropped (e.g. for 'screen-reader only' text).
3. If an element is larger than 24 CSS pixels in both dimensions, it passes.
4. Otherwise, the element is compared to all other elements on the page.
5. The minimum horizontal gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the width of the element.
6. The minimum vertical gap between the element is calculated as 24 CSS pixels,  
   minus the height of the element.
7. If another element falls within the minimum horizontal or vertical gap, the 
   element fails, unless both are links that point to the same place.

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [Target Size (Minimum)](https://w3c.github.io/wcag/understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

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February 2025

January 2025

Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

Title / URL	Issues
Careers \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/about/work-with-us	1
Events \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/events	1
Data Protection Statement \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/privacy	1
Freedom of Information \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/freedom-of-information	1
\| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Sitemap \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/sitemap	1
Search \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/search	1
Consumer Advice \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/consumer-advice	1
All Alerts \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/news-alert/all-alerts	1
Home \| Food Safety Authority of Irelandwww.fsai.ie/	1

Ensure interactive components are far enough apart

Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI)

Where this issue has occurred