Pat Gallagher (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

Legislation is in place to deal with mislabelling and I and departmental officials are anxious to obtain information on mislabelling. I have no reason to doubt what Deputy Ó Caoláin stated and I assure him it will be dealt with. There is no question of environmental health officers or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland ignoring this. If it is brought to the attention of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland or detected by any of the 400 environmental health officers carrying out routine inspections, it will be dealt with under existing legislation. In regard to State bodies purchasing from outside the EU, these organisations are bound by public procurement regulations.

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