State response to future food scares unveiled in national plan

A NATIONAL plan detailing the State’s response to all future food scares, whether accidental or intended, was unveiled yesterday.

Under the plan, the definition of a food incident ranges from unhygienic practices to deliberate biological or chemical contamination by terrorists.

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food Noel Treacy said the aim was to achieve a “seamless” response to food scares.