Agri-Business
Dublin butcher shop included in FSAI July enforcement orders
A butcher in Co. Dublin has been included among food businesses on which enforcement orders were served in July. In...
Labelling
Environment
MEPs to vote on clearer product labelling to avoid 'greenwashing'
MEPs will hold a final vote today (Wednesday, January 17) on a directive for labelling products, which will ban “greenwashing”...
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Bord Bia embarks on 4-day trade mission to Southeast Asia
This week (October 7 to 10), Bord Bia, along with the Department of Agriculture, embarks on a four-day trade mission...
Agri-Business
EU council adopts position on digital fertiliser labels
The EU council of ministers has adopted its position on the proposed regulation on digital labelling of EU fertilising products...
Agri-Business
EU Commission proposes digital labelling for fertilisers
The European Commission has today (Monday, February 28) adopted a proposal on the voluntary digital labelling of EU fertilising products....
Agri-Business
Call for findings of potato labelling investigation to be made public
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has demanded that the findings of an investigation into how the Bord Bia Quality Assured...
Agri-Business
Butchers and slaughterhouses audited for meat labelling and traceability standards - FSAI
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) uncovered non-compliance in several food businesses during an audit of meat labelling and...
Pig/Poultry
Shoppers 'don't deserve to be hoodwinked' by false labelling
Shoppers don’t deserved to be hoodwinked by the false labelling of food products, according to the chair of the Monaghan...
Agri-Business
'EU should place mandatory limits on trans-fats'
The EU should place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) which may increase the risk of certain health problems...
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Minimise your tax bills with solar PV
With the year end fast approaching, now is the time to be planning on what can be done to minimise...
Agri Politics
Complaints made to EU ombudsman over national dairy origin labelling schemes
The European Dairy Association has written to the EU ombudsman over draft origin labelling plans for dairy products announced by...
Agri Politics
New rules to come into force in the US as Obama signs GMO labelling bill into law
The US President, Barack Obama, last week signed into law a GMO labelling bill which will require food which contains...
Agri-Business
Final ruling clears way for new French country of origin labeling laws
New French laws on country of origin labeling cleared the last hurdle this week and will come into force next...
Beef
Origin labelling of dairy and meat ingredients in foods mandatory from January in France
The European Commission has decided to allow France to introduce a two-year trial period for the mandatory labelling of origin for...
Agri-Business
'Customers have the right to know that their food is labelled authentically'
Customers have the right to assure themselves that the food they consume is labelled authentically,” according to the Minister for...
Agri Politics
Renewed calls for mandatory labelling of milk and meat products
Country of origin labelling should be made mandatory for meat and milk, MEPs have once again reiterated in a non-binding...
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Agri-Business
Labelling Northern Irish food as Irish may be 'misleading to consumers'
Labelling food produced in Northern Ireland as ‘Irish’ may be misleading to consumers, according to the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA)....
Agri-Business
Complaints on incorrect food labelling up 10% on 2014
Some 192 complaints on incorrect information on food labelling were received by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) advice...
Agri Politics
US repeals country of origin labelling law on beef and pork
The US has repealed its law on the country of origin labelling requirements for beef and pork products. All imported and domestic...
Agri-Business
Have your say on country of origin labelling of non-prepacked meat
Farmers, processors, retailers and consumers can have their say when it comes to country of origin labelling rules to non-prepacked meat,...