2202. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider making mandatory the point-of-sale warning requirements currently set out as voluntary guidelines in the Food Safety Authority of Ireland advice of 26 May 2026, which recommends that retailers selling unpackaged glycerol-containing slush ice drinks display permanent warnings that the product is not recommended for children aged te…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFood Safety
100 questions from 30 TDs, between 12 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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2203. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the enforcement measures that are being put in place to ensure compliance with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland advice of 26 May 2026 regarding the sale of glycerol-containing slush ice drinks to children aged ten and under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43263/26]
2204. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider introducing a statutory prohibition on the sale of glycerol-containing slush ice drinks to children aged ten and under, given the Food Safety Authority of Ireland advice of 26 May 2026, that such drinks can cause glycerol intoxication syndrome including severe symptoms such as hypoglycaemia and loss of consciousness in children in…
334. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority has carried out any testing on beef that has been imported from South America in each of the past five years; if so, to publish the result of that testing; and if not, the reason, given the EU is about to ban Brazilian beef. [38520/26]
297. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she or the Food Safety Authority have concerns regarding Brazilian beef being sold and consumed in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38251/26]
298. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason the Food Safety Authority did not name outlets where contaminated beef from Brazil was sold in recent months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38252/26]
1872. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths as a result of listeria for each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19353/26]
1873. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of food products that have been recalled for each of the each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19354/26]
1905. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the total extent of recalls of baby formula in Ireland in 2026; broken down by quantity, brand and a timeline for when the recall commenced and was completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19452/26]
1906. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any data held by her Department in relation to the total extent of recalls of baby formula in Ireland in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19453/26]
1907. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any data held by her Department in relation to the total extent of recalls of baby formula at an EU level in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19454/26]
554. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to inform the public if a product for human consumption is found to contain a cancer-causing substance, or any other human health issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13668/26]
264. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the most recent official controls or inspections carried out by the NEHS or FSAI on multi-store retailers selling unregulated food products without English-language labelling; to provide the findings, results, and conclusions of these inspections; the actions being taken to prevent the sale of unregulated food products without English-lang…
977. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if traceability records will be made publicly accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/26]
978. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if processors will be required to publish the proportions of Irish and non-Irish products of animal origin processed in their plants, and that are contained in their final products, whether ready to eat or non ready to eat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/26]
979. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of third country imports of products of animal origin that went to each of the approved/registered meat establishments disaggregated by species and activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/26]
1056. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the timeline as to when she was made aware of the large scale baby formula recall (details supplied); the procedure that was followed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11634/26]
1057. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the safeguards that are in place to minimise the impact of a largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11635/26]
1058. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to engage with the HSE in relation to the series of recent recalls of baby formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11636/26]
1059. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is an emergency plan being put in place in reaction to the series of recent recalls of baby formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11637/26]
1109. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health the action that is being taken in relation to the fact that infant formula that was removed from shelves across Europe was also sold in Ireland, despite assurances to the contrary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9878/26]
364. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the compliance and enforcement which is taken by her Department to ensure that the FSAI ensure food businesses in Ireland comply with the origin of beef regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8805/26]
848. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the three Irish companies that imported Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol in September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/26]
849. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of South American poultry meat which was imported into Ireland in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/26]
850. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a company (details supplied) imported poultry meat from South American countries in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7412/26]