Food Safety Standards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 April 2015

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Questions (91)

Robert Dowds

Question:

91. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade agreement which is currently being discussed will allow for meat products from the United States of America, which may have been exposed to angel dust, growth hormones or other chemical treatment in their production, to be sold on Irish shelves; and if so, the measures that will be in place to ensure that Irish consumers are fully aware that the meat they are eating may not be in compliance with Irish or European Union food standards. [13819/15]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The EU Commission has consistently stated that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership will not force the EU to change its rules on hormone treated meat. The EU will keep its restrictions on hormones and growth promoters in livestock farming. This means that no product will be allowed in the EU market that does not comply with the EU’s high standards.