May 21, 2021 4:40 pm
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has carried out 895 inspections of the country’s meat-processing plants, up to May 14, this year, as part of its Covid-19 response.
Answering a parliamentary question this week regarding the DAFM’s handling of Covid-19 outbreaks in meat factories, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConologue said that these DAFM visits included unannounced inspections, on behalf of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in DAFM-approved food premises.
“These inspections are ongoing and are in addition to the inspections carried out by the HSA itself, and in addition to the 49 premises where the DAFM has a permanent presence.”