Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----and find out where this material came from and what quality it is.

On the last occasion we discussed this matter I raised this point with the Tánaiste. There have been many revelations about the illegal slaughter of horsemeat in this country. Can we be absolutely sure that horsemeat legally or illegally slaughtered in the country is not now finding its way into the food chain? Can we say this with any confidence given what has occurred? I note the comments of the deputy chief inspector of the veterinary body in Poland who stated they are not getting positive results in the tests they have carried out in the facilities flagged to them by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We need an independent and transparent inquiry into this to give confidence to people, because there have been so many different stories in recent weeks that people do not believe anything at present. They are particularly concerned about the food they are eating because the authenticity of the food is at risk and the veracity of food labelling will be in shreds if something is not done quickly.

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