Genetic Traits Identified in Pigs for Tastiest Meat
IRELAND - Irish researchers have identified genetic traits in pigs that can be used to ensure the tastiest, healthiest pig meat is delivered to consumers.

Bord Bia Begins Pork DNA Tests
IRELAND - Bord Bia has started taking samples of pork and bacon products in retail outlets as the agency gears up to incorporate the Identigen pig DNA testing programme into its quality-assurance sche...

IFA: Tesco Commits to Country-of-Origin Labelling
IRELAND - The Chairman of the IFA Pigs and Pigmeat Committee, Tim Cullinan, has welcomed Tesco’s commitment that all rashers, bacon and ham will now be labelled with their country-of-origin from next...

Irish Pork Not Up to Scratch for Top Chefs
IRELAND - The vast majority of top chefs avoid using home-produced pork because of poor standards, according to a new survey.

Irish Dioxin Scare to Undergo Analysis
IRELAND - The Oireachtas agriculture committee inquiry into the handling of the pork dioxin crisis is to open this morning at Leinster House.

IFA: Pig Producers Expect Processing to Begin
IRELAND - IFA President Padraig Walshe has said there was relief among pig producers that a resolution had been found to the disruption of the industry in the past week.

Producers Demand Immediate Reopening of Plants
IRELAND - Pig producers mounted a protest at the Department of Agriculture at 12 noon yesterday to demand an immediate re-opening of the country’s processing plants.

Dioxin Exposure No Cause for Concern
IRELAND - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) stated its opinion that the data in relation to health risks for people exposed to dioxins does not provide cause for concern.

Update on Irish Pork and Bacon Products
IRELAND - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday updated consumers on the national recall of Irish pork and bacon products.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Product
IRELAND - The Government today announced that laboratory results of animal feed and pork fat samples obtained this afternoon by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) confirmed the presence of di...