Written answers

Tuesday, 27 January 2009

Department of Agriculture and Food

Animal Feedstuffs

9:00 pm

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 1167: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, on foot of the recent crisis in the pig producing sector, testing of feedstuffs supplied to both the beef and pork sector will be carried out going forward; the proposed schedule for such testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48021/08]

Photo of Brendan SmithBrendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Following the recent dioxin contamination incident, my Department's National Feed Inspection Programme has been reviewed. The risk assessment for the Programme for 2009 will take cognisance of the experience of the dioxin contamination, and accordingly, the risk associated with drying of feed and grain will be reassessed as appropriate. The risk reassessment will give rise to an increase in the level of inspections and sampling of feed materials for PCBs and dioxins at the establishments involved in the drying of grain and feed, including food recycling plants. The inspection regime at food recycling plants will be similar to that carried out at approved premises producing compound feed.

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