Agri-Business
Food regulator starts legal proceedings in alleged UTP breach
The new regulator for the agri-food supply chain, An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator), has confirmed that it has commenced legal...
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Agri-Business
Agri-Food Regulator publishes three-year strategy
The Agri-Food Regulator (An Rialálaí Agraibhia) has today (Thursday, June 20) published its inaugural strategy statement setting out a roadmap...
Agri-Business
Agri-food firms should appoint new 'liaison' officers - regulator
The Agri-Food Regulator has today (Monday, April 8) called on agri-food businesses to appoint a new liaison officer, if required,...
Agri-Business
Has the Agri-Food Regulator delivered for farmers in Q1 2024?
Ireland’s first Agri-Food Regulator, which was established to promote “fairness and transparency” in the agri-food supply chain, has just passed...
Agri-Business
Agri-Food Regulator can't tackle below-cost selling - chair
The chair of An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) office has said that the office cannot tackle below-cost selling of agri...
Agri Politics
ICMSA: Farmers 'reserving their judgement' on food regulator
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) president Pat McCormack has said that farmers are “reserving their judgment” following the...
Agri Politics
Agri-Food Regulator officially launched by DAFM
The Agri-Food Regulator or An Rialálaí Agraibhia has been formally established today (Wednesday, December 13) by the Minister for Agriculture,...
Agri-Business
Agri-Food Regulator remains a 'priority' for DAFM
The establishment of the Agri-Food Regulator (An Rialálaí Agraibhia) remains a “priority” for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri-Business
Kildare Chilling takeover is not a 'good outcome' - ICSA
The beef chair of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA), Edmund Graham, has said the takeover of Kildare...
Agri-Business
Farmers concerned about Agri-Food Regulator's 'remit' - Kerrane
The new Agri-Food Regulator must be able to address “anti-competitive practices and ensure transparency” in the food supply chain, the...
Agri-Business
Minister seeks applications for Agri-Food Regulator board
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is currently seeking expressions of interest from candidates for the...
Agri-Business
Price 'sequence' from farmer to consumer needs investigating - ICMSA
The new Agri-Food Regulator needs to investigate how the “final” price that consumers pay is constructed and who get’s what, according...
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New food regulator must 'deliver transparency' - ICSA
The new Agri-Food Regulator should be allocated a “higher budget” to deliver “real results” according to the Irish Cattle and...
Agri-Business
Landmark Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill signed into law
The Minster for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today (Wednesday, July 12) welcomed the signing into law of...
Opinion
Opinion: Would retailers drop milk price if a food regulator was in place?
Getting the office of the new agri-food regulator (An Rialálaí Agraibhia) fully up and running cannot come quickly enough for...
Agri Politics
New bill will "strengthen" position of farmers against buyers - minister
A new bill will help strengthen the position of “farmers, fishers and suppliers in the agri-food supply chain” against larger...
Agri-Business
Agri-Food Regulator legislation described as 'too weak'
The legislation relating to the establishment of an Agri-Food Regulator in this country has been described as ‘too weak’ by...
Agri-Business
Legislation for new Agri-Food Regulator passed in Dáil
The establishment of a new agri-food regulator which it’s hoped will bring transparency to the food supply chain has moved...