Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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741. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of his Department in ensuring that consumers are provided with accurate and accessible information on the origin, processing, and slaughter methods of meat sold in Irish shops and supermarkets, including where ritual slaughter has taken place. [51355/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department is responsible for verification that labelling of meat produced in establishments approved by my Department is compliant with EU Regulations, particularly EU Regulation 1169/2011 on food information for consumers. The particulars required to be present on labels include the name of the food, net weight, date of minimum durability, country of origin, storage instructions, nutritional declaration, etc. The EU labelling regulations do not require meat labels to indicate the method of slaughter or whether the meat came from animals slaughtered by ritual slaughter.