Mary Ann O'Brien (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The EU could be the leader in the world on this. I remind the House that the EU allows 60 additives to be added to wine. One would say this is fine although one would like a label on one's wine bottle. I am sure one would like to know that protease, which is derived from porcine or bovine stomachs, is in wine. Other additives in wine could include gelatine, which the House will be glad to learn is food grade; a different type of protease called pepsin, which is derived from the bovine pancreas; or possibly isinglass, which is one of my favourites and is derived from dried swim bladders of fish. Mr. Mitchell will be talking to a very strong lobby of vintners but we need alcohol to be labelled. He has seen what has happened-----