Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Food Safety Authority of Ireland last completed a review of traceability within the food industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33528/08]

Mary Wallace (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Responsibility for the enforcement of labelling and traceability legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and its official agents, which include the Health Service Executive, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Local Authorities and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland conducted a survey of traceability in a number of food businesses in 2006. Arising from this a number of legal actions were taken against non-compliant food business operators. From these, two convictions were secured in the District Court. A number of further legal actions are currently before the Courts. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has also confirmed that checks on traceability take place regularly as part of the routine inspection of food businesses carried out by these agencies.