When is an Irish sausage not an Irish sausage? - European Parliament

Many of you might be thinking of tucking into a delicious Irish breakfast over the weekend. But how confident are you that the sausages and black and white puddings that you eat are actually Irish? You may think from their labels that they’re Irish, but it may be the case that the ingredients used in them come from another country. Well the European Parliament wants an end to this practice. In a vote on Thursday, MEPs renewed calls for mandatory country of origin labelling of meat and milk. They say mandatory labelling would help improve consumer confidence in food products by making the food supply chain more transparent. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan now explains.

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