218 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she or her officials have held either informal or formal discussions directly with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland or with her colleague the Minister for Health and Children regarding the phenomenon of food fraud; if her attention has been drawn to the work being carried out by the UK Food Standards Agency in the area of food fraud; the action her Department is taking to contribute to the eradication of this threat to the integrity of Ireland’s food industry implementation to date; the number of DNA tests to detect food fraud on food sold here been carried out either at her Department’s behest or by other Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9214/07]

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218 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she or her officials have held either informal or formal discussions directly with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland or with her colleague the Minister for Health and Children regarding the phenomenon of food fraud; if her attention has been drawn to the work being carried out by the UK Food Standards Agency in the area of food fraud; the action her Department is taking to contribute to the eradication of this threat to the integrity of Ireland’s food industry implementation to date; the number of DNA tests to detect food fraud on food sold here been carried out either at her Department’s behest or by other Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9214/07]

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