Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed)
2:10 pm
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Another area that has been examined is all-island labelling. I know Michelle O'Neill was working on it with the Minister, Deputy Coveney, particularly around agricultural products, etc. Do the witnesses think Brexit will have an impact on the potential to do that? At the moment we are all subject to the same EU regulations as regards foodstuffs, the quality of food and what one can eat, etc. If, post-Brexit, Britain starts to change certain regulations around foodstuffs, does it make it much more difficult to have all-island labelling in any food area? Therefore, do we lose the unique selling point that we might have with an all-island labelling potential?
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