Making Ireland Fairer

Food labelling

Comprehensive and accurate labelling of the food we buy for ourselves and for our families is a precondition of the assurance of its quality.

• Food that actually originates outside the E.U. may, in certain circumstances, be labelled as if it was produced inside the E.U. - sometimes not even meeting minimum requirements for safety and traceability which Irish and E.U. products are obliged to do. I will work to end such anomalies at the national and E.U. levels.
• Where appropriate labelling laws already exist, I will ensure these are rigorously and proactively enforced.

This will serve at least two purposes. Consumers will know more about what they are purchasing and will be in a position to make better informed choices than they might be at the present time. And the extra costs certain producers incur because of their products' higher quality are more likely to be recouped if consumers understand why one product might be more expensive than another.

 

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