603. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the lessons, if any, to be learned from the recent breakdown in the labelling, quality and description of some meat products or ingredients with particular reference to the need to ensure that any such future breaches are dealt with quickly and effectively; that the laboratory and other testing facilities required are updated in accordance with the need to preserve the highest possible standard in the meet industry, if indigenously generated or imported, from other EU countries or elsewhere; that in conjunction with his EU colleagues, a reliable regime can be established whereby there is a strict adherence to the highest possible standard of traceability and that all labelling accurately describes the product, its ingredients and its origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7379/13]

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603. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the lessons, if any, to be learned from the recent breakdown in the labelling, quality and description of some meat products or ingredients with particular reference to the need to ensure that any such future breaches are dealt with quickly and effectively; that the laboratory and other testing facilities required are updated in accordance with the need to preserve the highest possible standard in the meet industry, if indigenously generated or imported, from other EU countries or elsewhere; that in conjunction with his EU colleagues, a reliable regime can be established whereby there is a strict adherence to the highest possible standard of traceability and that all labelling accurately describes the product, its ingredients and its origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7379/13]

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