Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
879. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a licence is required to produce and sell a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47842/12]
View answerThe Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) under the aegis the Minister for Health has overall responsibility for the enforcement of food safety in Ireland. It carries out this remit through service contracts with my Department and other agencies including the Health Service Executive (HSE), Local Authority Veterinary Service and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.
If a farm uses its harvest or part of its harvest (e.g. apples) to produce fruit juice at its premises, such farm exceeds the level of primary production. The activity of producing fruit juice is an activity after primary production and it is therefore subject to the appropriate food safety requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. Accordingly, the producer/retailer concerned should contact his/her local environmental health officer with a view to registering this enterprise.
