Moroccan Market Reopens to Irish Beef
IRELAND - The Moroccan market, closed to Ireland for almost a decade and a half, has been reopened to Irish beef and live...

Beware of Brazilian Beef Standards, Warns IFA
IRELAND - The president of the Irish Farmers' Association Union (IFA) says the latest recall of Brazilian beef highlights...

Pork Crisis Payout Lower than Estimated
IRELAND - The State's compensation bill for the pork contamination crisis is set to be up to €70m lower than originally ...

Changes to TB Test Rules for Slaughter Cattle
IRELAND - The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith, has changed the arrangements on TB testing...

Increased Checks on Mechanical Classification Urged
IRELAND - IFA National Livestock Chairman Michael Doran said the Department of Agriculture must increase its levels of supervision...

FSAI Advises Leak-Proof Poultry Packaging
IRELAND - Following the publication of a survey of Campylobacter contamination of poultry carcasses in EU countries, the...

Should Ireland's Food Be Irish?
IRELAND - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Food Safety Consultative Council this week hosted an open meeting...

Russia Resumes Imports of Irish Pigmeat
IRELAND - The Russian Federation has agreed to allow Irish pork imports again 14 months after they were banned because of...

Report On Dioxin Contamination Incident
IRELAND - The report of the Inter-Agency Review Group, established to examine the dioxin contamination incident, which occurred...

Recalled Pork Still in Storage a Year After Scare
IRELAND - Recalled meat remains in storage in Russia and Portugal a year on from the pork dioxin scare.

Future Foodborne Disease Control by Breeding?
IRELAND - Researchers have identified genes in chickens that are responsible for the bird's immunity to Campylobacter, leading...

Compensation over Pork Contamination Paid Out
IRELAND - More than €100 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent by the Government on compensation to farmers and processors...

Irish Pork Not Up to Scratch for Top Chefs
IRELAND - The vast majority of top chefs avoid using home-produced pork because of poor standards, according to a new su...

Irish Call for Ban on Brazilian Beef
IRELAND - Irish farmers have again attacked the standards of Brazilian beef beiong exported to the EU.

Ireland Needs Better Pig Meat Traceability
IRELAND - The present system for monitoring and tracing Irish pork products is ineffective and significant changes are required...

Irish Pork Trade to South Africa Resumes
IRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD welcomed confirmation from the South African...

IFA: Food Safety Task Force Established
IRELAND - Professor Patrick Wall of UCD today addressed the IFA Executive Council on the newly-established Food Safety Task...