Written answers
Thursday, 26 October 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Food Safety
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full explanation of a recent incident (details supplied) involving European Union produce transiting through the North of Ireland for processing in the South, which subsequently led to an EU-wide food recall notice being issued; what protocol has been put in place by his Department to prevent such an incident occurring in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46991/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The matters raised by the Deputy are not within the remit of my Department.
The control of imports via Northern Ireland, including products which are destined to be placed on the EU market, is the responsibility of the UK authorities in accordance with the provisions of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement and the Windsor Framework agreed by the UK government and the EU.
The recall notice which was issued following notification of this incident by the Northern Ireland / UK authorities is a matter for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). As such, queries in relation to this should be addressed to my colleague the Minister for Health.
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