Kavanagh Meats, a small abattoir in Enniscorthy Co Wexford has been named by the Department of Agriculture as having breached carcase trim specifications.

It is the only abattoir found to have a non-compliance in 2019 after inspectors detected three carcases that were trimmed excessively in January. Each transgression carries a €200 on-the-spot fine.

The Department said any compensation payment made to the affected farmers was an issue between the farmer and the plant.

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Inspections

Some 580 inspections have been conducted in 32 factories by officers from the Department's carcase classification division this year. Over 50,000 carcases have been inspected.

The number of excessively trimmed carcases has fallen on last year when 19 cases across three factories were detected in the course of 521 inspections.

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