Cross-border politicians vow consumer protection

Consumers must be sure they are not being misled when buying food in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, a gathering of British and Irish parliamentarians has insisted.

Fine Gael TD Martin Heydon raised concerns that major damage to the Irish meat industry and trade with Britain could result from the mislabelling of meat products.

The gathering of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Donegal was addressed by Fine Gael TD Patrick O’Donovan, who said the EU needs to “get its act together” on country of origin status.