541. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that here are high levels of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in Irish foods mainly in cereals; if her Department monitors this; if there are health concerns for the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70922/25]
Topics / Food Safety
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFood Safety
100 questions from 30 TDs, between 12 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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98 written, 2 oral
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| June 2026 | 13 |
| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
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| October 2026 | 6 |
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389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken by his Department following recent FSAI and DAFM inspection findings relating to non-compliance in certain meat processing facilities; the enforcement steps initiated; and the measures in place to ensure full traceability, food safety and animal welfare compliance across all such facilities. [68739/25]
100. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of any Brazilian or South American beef being imported into Ireland that is produced using hormones and antibiotics that are banned in Ireland under food safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66303/25]
107. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements with his European counterparts regarding food safety and public health. [66730/25]
116. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the food standards of South American agricultural products that may be imported into Ireland; if he is concerned that they are being produced using hazardous pesticides that have been banned in the EU for decades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66484/25]
127. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the analysis his Department has carried out on food safety in the Irish food market with regard to the importation of Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66485/25]
136. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food safety standards which are in place to ensure the quality of South American beef entering the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66657/25]
150. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmer milk samples taken by his Department at milk processing plants in to date 2025; the number of samples tested in the same period that were outside the required standards for milk testing at processor level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52252/25]
756. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if food that is recalled for reason of an outbreak of disease, or suspicion of an outbreak of disease, is disposed of; how it is disposed of; and if there is transparent oversight of its disposal. [51894/25]
877. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of on-site checks on food quality the Food Safety Authority has made in each of the past ten years. [51523/25]
878. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of food recalls in each of the last ten years. [51524/25]
879. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of food recalls that have happened as a result of self-policing versus Food Safety Authority on-site checks. [51525/25]
880. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outbreaks of listeria here in the past ten years; and the reason for a spike in listeria outbreaks in the last year. [51526/25]
903. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of food recalls, and the name of the food processors involved, in 2025 to date, in tabular form. [51889/25]
904. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the food safety authority has investigated all instances of food recalls to date; and what the results of these investigations were. [51891/25]
905. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the food safety authority issued any enforcement orders or penalties in relation to food recalls for 2025. [51893/25]
906. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if food that is recalled for reason of an outbreak of disease, or suspicion of an outbreak of disease, is disposed of; how it is disposed of; and if there is transparent oversight of its disposal. [51895/25]
286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the role his Department plays in setting, monitoring, and enforcing nutritional standards for food served on school premises, including canteens and vending machines; and to provide copies of any circulars, compliance audits, and sanctions issued since 2020. [49463/25]
1319. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide details of Food Safety Authority of Ireland audits or inspections in recent years concerning Halal certification, including how many were conducted, their findings on traceability and labelling and any actions taken by the authority to bolster transparency in meat labelling. [48855/25]
2633. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the regulatory food safety changes that have been implemented to prevent small schools that were registered as food business operators, staff had undergone appropriate training levels commensurate with their work activity, had been inspected by an Environmental Health Officer and were formerly approved to reheat school meals, from continuing to do so; and if she w…
860. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned by the absence of public guidance from the FSAI regarding the impact of UK folic acid flour fortification from October 2025, despite this change being just three months away; and whether she will instruct the authority to immediately engage with industry to mitigate packaging and labelling compliance risks considering Northern Irish foo…
861. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently engage with food manufacturers, bakeries, and retailers to assess the impact of folic acid-fortified UK flour entering the Irish market from October 2025; and whether she will consider emergency support measures, given the extremely limited time now available for labelling compliance and packaging changes under EU Regulation 1169/2011 …
862. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she has raised, or will raise urgently, the issue of mandatory folic acid fortification of UK flour with the European Commission or relevant EU working groups, with a view to coordinated guidance or flexibilities for member states reliant on UK flour imports. [37724/25]
888. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health in light of the EU recently passing the EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/89 authorising the placing on the market of UV-treated powder of whole Tenebrio molitor larvae (yellow mealworm), if she will consider amending Irish food safety law to ensure that we do not lower our standards and allow this into our food supply or, at a minimum, that products …
258. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a complaint relating to the sale of seriously out-of-date Christmas puddings which were retailing at a supermarket (details supplied) in Navan from mid-November of 2024 to early January of 2025; and if she will order a public recall of these items and demand that the supermarket is investigated, detailing how this happened and ensuring that ther…