Written answers

Tuesday, 6 November 2007

Department of Agriculture and Food

Departmental Bodies

9:00 pm

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the date and agenda of her last meeting with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27065/07]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I met the Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on 11 September 2007. We discussed the importance of ensuring compliance with food labelling requirements especially in relation to the country of origin to beef sold in the retail and catering sector.

My Department is in regular contact with the FSAI. We established the Food Safety Liaison Unit in my Department in 2001 to coordinate the relationship between the various line Divisions in the Department and the Authority. A high level Steering Group which is jointly chaired by the Secretary General of my Department and the Chief Executive of the FSAI meets twice a year to oversee the working arrangements between the Department and the Authority, the last such meeting took place on 5th October 2007.

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