My second report is an amalgam report dealing with proposals relating to edible casein and caseinates, fruit juices and labelling of the energy consumption of certain household appliances. The Sub-Committee have looked at each of them and we see no difficulty in accepting them. One of them has an energy implication in the sense that it is moving towards having refrigerators and freezers labelled to show the energy usage. The proposal is that the labelling be standardised. I recommend those proposals.
Edible Casein and Caseinates, Fruit Juices and Energy Labels for Electrical Household Appliances
Lemon juices are in. Who supplies the lemon juice for acidification?
A fruit acid is sometimes used as an additive. It is a made up chemical giving an acidic taste equivalent to fruit. They are against that. The idea is to use proper lemon juice.
I hope I never walk in the dark with an organoleptic characteristic.
You must have that characteristic or you would walk into something in the dark.
Casein is a major export for us. Did we get the views of Bord Bainne and people like that?
No. We wrote for comments to the Confederation of Irish Industry. Everybody was happy about it.
Bord Bainne are a major body. Senator Robinson has made a very important point. I could perhaps be authorised to sign this if Bord Bainne have no objection to it. If there is a reaction and some alteration, it can come before the next committee meeting.
That is acceptable.
Paragraphs 1 to 20, inclusive, agreed to.
Draft Report agreed to.
Ordered: To report accordingly.
I thank both Senator Robinson and Senator Mulcahy for their very hard work and I congratulate Deputy Clinton for the very brilliant idea of having sub-committees with chairmen different from the chairman of the Joint Committee. We could formally pass that message to him.
Thank you.