Agri-Business
Minister: 'Every appropriate step' being taken in horse investigation
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that “every appropriate step” is being taken in an...
Horsemeat
Agri-Business
Arrests in Spain after €1.5m generated in illegal horsemeat sale
Over half a tonne of horsemeat has been seized during raids in Spain with 41 people arrested for selling potentially...
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Having a dairy hygiene programme in place is crucial, as when spring arrives, Irish dairy farmers are in the thick...
Agri-Business
Illegal horsemeat in Irish slaughterhouses seized by Europol
Europol launched a dedicated project as part of ‘Operation Opson IX’ to support authorities in combating the sale of illegal...
Rural Life
'Multiple microchips' in horses mooted as cause of Garda investigation
Horses containing “multiple microchips” are believed to be the cause of a wide-scale Garda investigation into horsemeat processing. Yesterday morning,...
Agri-Business
Almost 22,000 Irish horses slaughtered in last three years
Almost 22,000 Irish horses were slaughtered for human consumption abroad over the last three years, according to the Department of...
Agri-Business
Irish links to north London horsemeat conviction
Earlier this week, 55-year-old Cypriot, Andronicos Sideras, was convicted of fraud for trying to pass off horsemeat as beef from...
Agri-Business
Businessman found guilty of fraud in horsemeat scandal
A businessman has been found guilty of fraud after trying to pass off horsemeat as beef through his north London-based...
Agri-Business
Businessman rejects accusations of mixing horsemeat with beef
A businessman refused to accept allegations that he oversaw the mixing of horsemeat with beef at his north London company...
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Agri Politics
Horsemeat scandal unfolds in Europe, with links to previous Irish saga
Europol has said that, today (July 16), 66 people have been arrested for trading horsemeat in Europe that is unfit...
N.Ireland
'Brazilian meat imports should be halted until the country cleans up its act completely'
Ulster Farmers’ Union Deputy President Victor Chestnutt believes that the EU should ban the import of all Brazilian meat products...
Agri Politics
'Growing phenomenon' of food fraud forces MEPs to pass new rules
New rules have been passed in the European Parliament which will help tackle the ‘growing phenomenon’ of food fraud, Irish MEP...
Agri-Business
Researchers develop a new test to cut out meat fraud
Researchers in the UK have developed a new method for detecting meat fraud which can identify horsemeat in beef or...
Beef
Three charged with fraud relating to horsemeat scandal
Three men have been charged with fraud relating to horsemeat and beef sales following a thorough investigation, the Crown Prosecution Service...
Agri Politics
MEPs agree on draft rules to tighten up official food checks from farm to fork
Food safety MEPs last week informally agreed on draft plans to tighten up official food checks on food from farm...
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Agri Politics
Horsemeat detected in two beef products in the US
Horsemeat has been detected in two samples of ground meat in the US by researchers at Chapman University. The research,...
Agri-Business
Dutch wholesaler gets two and half year jail term for his part in Horsegate
Willy Selton, the owner of two meat wholesaling operations in the Netherlands, has received a two and half year jail...
