Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals

3:00 pm

Mr. David Lynch:

This is an issue with regard to produce from within and outside the community. Some of the frozen berries were produced in the community as well as coming from countries outside the community. There is now an awareness with regard to fruit and vegetables which are traded significantly and we must be careful with regard to standards, for example the quality of water used. Many of the regulations previously written with foods of animal origin in mind are being adapted for other food sources.