Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 871: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her proposals to introduce country of origin labelling for poultry products. [2029/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Children, drafted regulations that would require an indication of country of origin on poultry meat, pigmeat and sheepmeat. There is already such a provision for beef.

The draft regulations were notified to the European Commission in December. The Commission and other EU member states have until 14th March to comment on them. I have written to Commissioner Fischer Boel emphasising the merits of the proposed legislation.