Responsibility for enforcement of labelling and traceability legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland through its service contracts with the Department of Agriculture and Food, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, the Health Services Executive, the Local Authorities and the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs.
Following on an investigation conducted in 2004 the FSAI reported to my Department breaches of labelling regulations in certain processing plants that come within the remit of the Department. My Department addressed all the issues raised in the report to the satisfaction of the FSAI.
In addition in accordance with its service contract with the FSAI my Department reports quarterly the results of its ongoing inspections in food all matters covered by the contract including labelling.