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MEP Ciaran Mullooly said he is seeking assurances, both in Ireland and at EU level, in relation to imported meat.
Beef
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon confirmed 229 tonnes of Brazilian beef was imported into Ireland in the first three months of 2026.
The EU's food safety chief has defended the bloc's food safety standards and rules, saying those standards "do not stop at the EU borders".
The Seanad saw some fiery scenes yesterday over claims by an Irish MEP that Brazilian beef could end up in school lunch meals.
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said that food safety standards are...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said that food safety standards are non-negotiable in Europe.
The phrase 'round the house and mind the dresser' may come to mind when critiquing the EU's back-and-forth decision making on the Mercosur Trade Deal.
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Minister Martin Heydon told the Dáil today that he welcomes "the removal of Brazil" from a critical EU import list.
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Deputy Fitzmaurice accused Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of having her eyes closed to the danger posed by Brazilian beef imports.
Brazilian beef "should be banned immediately", the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has said.
A senior EU official has acknowledged that more could have been done to reassure farmers about the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) carries out physical inspections on all beef imported from Brazil into Ireland.
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An investigation in the Netherlands has found that 5,000kg of Brazilian beef containing a banned hormone was largely consumed last year.
Brazilian beef containing a banned hormone that entered Ireland late last year was likely purchased by consumers and eaten.
The INHFA has called for any future chair of the board of Bord Bia to be independent of the meat processing sector.
A TD has called for Minister Martin Heydon to intervene in the controversy over the Bord Bia chairperson's sourcing of beef from Brazil.
The board of Bord Bia will meet this week to discuss the controversy over its chairperson and his business' use of beef from Brazil.
Minister Heydon has said that the chairperson of the board of Bord Bia, Larry Murrin, has "discharged his duties" in the role satisfactorily.
The ICMSA has called for a public register to be set up naming companies that buy beef from Brazil and other countries outside the EU.
IFA president Francie Gorman has said that he is "very concerned" over Dawn Farm Foods' statement that it sourced some beef from Brazil.
Speaking on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, Irish MEP Billy Kelleher has said, with regards to beef imports it is "not acceptable".
