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...
Traceability
Agri-Business
DAFM: No approval sought yet for new horse slaughter plant
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said that it has not yet received any applications to date...
Sponsored
Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Agri-Business
DAFM officials to be questioned by PAC over horse abattoir
Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) are to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...
Agri-Business
EU Commission discusses horse traceability with member states
The European Commission has reminded EU member states of their obligations when it comes to horse traceability. The commission met...
Agri-Business
DAFM to meet EU officials on horse traceability concerns
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) will meet with European Commission officials next week to discuss the...
Beef News
Brazil establishes working group on cattle traceability
Brazil has established a working group to advance measures to control the traceability of cattle and buffalo in the country....
Agri-Business
DAFM to consider ending requirement for 'blue cards'
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is considering what role, if any, that cattle passports, known by...
Agri-Business
Carcasses contaminated with 'visible faecal matter' found in audit
The discovery of carcasses contaminated with “obvious visible faecal matter” and floor paint in an audit by the Food Safety...
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...
CAP / Schemes
DAFM: Livestock traceability enforcement set to change
The animal identification and traceability enforcement mechanism used by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is set...
Agri-Business
US meat giant switches to Irish DNA traceability technology
A US meat processing giant, Tyson Fresh Meats, is collaborating with Irish firm IdentiGEN to use DNA technology to trace...
Agri-Business
FSAI clamps down on food fraud with new DNA scanning
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has unveiled a new DNA scanning tool to identify the entire DNA content...
Sheep
Farmer frustration as sheep slaughter delays mount
Sheep farmers right around the country are struggling to have their lambs slaughtered with factories fully booked up, according to...
N.Ireland
Down farmer jailed for cattle movement offences
A Co. Down farmer who moved cattle illegally was sentenced to a prison term of four months at Newry Magistrates’...
Sheep
Transition date for EID tagging of all sheep 'will be a disaster'
The mandatory extension of electronic identification (EID) tagging to all sheep at the height of the sale season will be a “complete...
Beef
Irish firm to provide DNA traceability for all Swiss beef in €17 million deal
Irish food safety and traceability company IdentiGEN has obtained a major contract in Switzerland, which will see it provide DNA-based...
N.Ireland
New food traceability system announced for the North
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, has announced the award of an £8.7m contract for the delivery of a new...
N.Ireland
UFU voices concerns over mislabelling of red meat
Concerns about the mislabelling of red meat in Northern Ireland were highlighted by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at a...