§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the branding of meat produced in the Republic of Ireland as Irish for retail sale in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the rest of the European Union. [45785]
§ Mr. RookerUnder EC Regulation 820/97, which comes fully into force on 1 July and which applies uniformly in all Member States, all beef labelled "Irish" must have come from animals born, raised and slaughtered in Ireland.
§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the branding of domestically produced meat as British Meat for retail sale in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) the rest of the European Union. [45784]
§ Mr. RookerUnder EC Regulation 820/97, which comes fully into force on 1 July and which applies uniformly in all Member States, all beef labelled "British" must have come from animals born, raised and slaughtered in the United Kingdom.