Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of samples of US rice tested here since the announcement of the presence of non-authorised LLRICE601 in US rice. [9102/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Notwithstanding the fact that very small amounts of rice bran are used in certain animal feeds, accounting for less than 1% of total feed imports, officials of my Department took samples in two consignments of that product during 2006 in response to the EU Commission Decision setting down measures to detect imports of the unauthorised GM event LL601. These samples were analysed by the State Laboratory and all were found negative for the unauthorised event.

The Department of Health and Children and the FSAI are responsible for testing of GM events in food.