Food Safety Authority of Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2013

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would expand the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s role in tracing food and every ingredient back to its country of origin. Food labelled as produced in Ireland would have to meet that claim, list all ingredients and state where each ingredient comes from; the Authority would carry out regular inspections and could prosecute responsible producers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers or caterers for breaches. It would also make clear that these businesses are primarily responsible for the safety, hygiene and accuracy of food placed on the market.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1998 and expand the functions of the Authority in order to achieve the highest standard of food health and safety for consumers through enhancing the traceability and monitoring of food produce origins; enforce stricter labelling criteria for products labelled as produce of Ireland as well as products marketed and distributed within the State

Last updated 12 April 2018