616. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Brazilian meat can have a shelf life of six months and its equivalent in Europe cannot have a quarter of that; if there is special treatment to the meat with chemicals; the reason it is safe for human consumption for six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51100/26]
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619. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the shelf life of imported beef coming from Mercosur countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51555/26]
381. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48514/26]
444. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 856 of 24 March 2026, which was referred to the FSAI by her Department if an update will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48510/26]
445. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the shelf life on the imported beef coming from Mercosur countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48511/26]
446. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48512/26]
854. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 966, 968 and 1013 of 4 February 2026, to identify the category of food business operation of each of the three food businesses identified as having received consignments of contaminated beef in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21491/26]
855. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 966, 968 and 1013 of 4 February 2026, to confirm whether the phrase; “that none of the implicated meat remained on the Irish market” means that at the time of inspection by environmental health officers from the HSE, the contaminated beef had all passed on to final consumers; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
856. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 966, 968 and 1013 of 4 February 2026, to identify the category of beef products such as, fresh beef, frozen beef, minced beef, beef preparations, processed beef, ready-to-eat meals (details supplied) containing beef contained in the consignments of contaminated beef in September 2025; and if she will make a statement …