Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

I thank the Minister of State for the reply. There are 9,000 caterers and that is a fairly substantial number for the FSAI to inspect on what he described as a routine basis. How frequently would they be inspected and how many of those 9,000 would be inspected on an annual basis?

I understand from the reply that checks on compliance with country of origin regulations are incorporated into that routine inspection, but my question really relates to whether persons were found not in compliance with the country of origin labelling at catering level. If persons were found to be in breach of the regulations, has it been necessary to take action against them?

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