Food Safety

Mullooly seeks clarity on pre-packed beef labels

Ciarán Mullooly MEP has called on Minister Martin Heydon to push for full country of origin labelling requirements for beef contained in ready-made meals.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Mullooly seeks clarity on pre-packed beef labels

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Brazil cannot meet EU beef safety deadline, former EFSA chair warns

Brazil cannot meet EU beef safety deadline, former EFSA chair warns

NEWS 9 June 2026

Flesh-eating pest confirmed in calf in Texas

Flesh-eating pest confirmed in calf in Texas

NEWS 4 June 2026

Senators angered over Mullooly claims school meals contain Brazilian beef

Senators angered over Mullooly claims school meals contain Brazilian beef

Senators angered over Mullooly claims school meals contain Brazilian beef

NEWS 28 May 2026

Potential ban on Brazilian beef a 'clear shot' – Heydon

Potential ban on Brazilian beef a 'clear shot' – Heydon

Potential ban on Brazilian beef a 'clear shot' – Heydon

NEWS 27 May 2026

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Further batches of chicken recalled from a range of supermarkets

Further batches of chicken recalled from a range of supermarkets

Consumers are being advised to check their freezers for the implicated batches as some of the products are past their use-by date.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Potential EU ban on meat imports from Brazil

Potential EU ban on meat imports from Brazil

Brazil's failure to abide by EU rules that safeguard human health resulted in the country's provisional removal from the list meat import-eligible countries, that will apply from September.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Brussels’ threat to ban Brazilian meat is an ‘important first step’ – IFA

Brussels’ threat to ban Brazilian meat is an ‘important first step’ – IFA

The IFA has called on the Commission to push ahead with a ban on Brazilian meat imports, pencilled in from September – unless the country complies with EU antibiotic rules.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Lidl recalls chicken due to salmonella

Lidl recalls chicken due to salmonella

The batches of chicken breast fillet products were recalled due to the presence of salmonella.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Get your act in order: Brussels' warning to Brazil on hormone beef

Brazil faces yet another on-the-ground EU beef audit this year after failures were uncovered in the last two inspection visits.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Broken promises: what the EU’s audit found out about Brazilian beef

Broken promises: what the EU’s audit found out about Brazilian beef

Brazil was aware that hormone-treated beef illegal in the EU had been mistakenly shipped from its shores, but its authorities made no effort to warn the EU importers.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brussels confirms damning Brazilian failures on hormone beef controls

Brazil's claim that it would overhaul its affidavit-based system of food safety controls have not progressed as Brussels had thought.

NEWS 26 February 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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