Nutrigenomics Centre Opens Doors
IRELAND – The global animal health company Alltech cut the ribbon on its Centre for Animal Nutrigenomics and Applied Animal Nutrition this week. They are calling the facility the first of its kind in the world, as it is dedicated to the studying the effect...

Shoppersface 20pc Chicken Price Rise
IRELAND - The cost of chicken meat is set to soar by up to 20pc over the coming weeks.

Ireland on the Lookout for Bird Flu
IRELAND - The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food's National Disease Control Centre (NDCC) Management Committee met this afternoon to discuss the confirmation of the presence of high pathogenic H5N1 avian 'flu in three dead wild mute swans in...

Insist on Proof for Organic Turkeys
IRELAND - Mr Trevor Sargent TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, today advised consumers buying organic turkeys for Christmas to insist on proof that they are paying for the real thing.

Mislabelled Meat Calls for full Investigation
IRELAND - Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) National Sheep Committee Chairman Henry Burns this week called on the Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan to undertake a full investigation into mislabelling of meat in some Eurospar supermarket outlets, including...

Christmas Turkeys to Cost 25pc More
IRELAND - The sharp lift in food prices this year will be carried through to the Christmas table, as poultry producers insist that turkeys for the festive season will be far dearer.

Investigation Into Mink's Impact On Poultry
IRELAND - A researcher at NUI Galway's Department of Zoology is assessing the economic impact of the American mink population on Ireland's fish and open-air poultry farmers.

IFA Warns Us Not To Exaggerate Food Commodity Prices
IRELAND - IFA President Padraig Walshe said that some food commodity prices have risen substantially in recent months, and while this will have some impact on food prices and general inflation in Ireland, the impact should not be exaggerated.

Retailers Flock To Promote Quality-Assured Chicken
IRELAND - About 400 retail outlets are taking part in a nationwide campaign to encourage consumers to look for the Bord Bia quality mark when buying chicken.

Probe Over 30 Sick With Salmonella
IRELAND - Public health officers are investigating a severe outbreak of salmonella after 30 people were diagnosed with the bug in a four-week period.

Wendy's Pledges Support Of Humane Slaughter
DUBLIN - Wendy's International Inc., has pledged to give preferential buying support to its pork and chicken suppliers who improve humane animal welfare systems.The policy follows a switch made by Burger King this spring.

Wendy's aims to improve animal welfare
DUBLIN - Wendy’s International, Inc. has strengthened its animal welfare guidelines by giving preferential buying to its pork and chicken suppliers who improve systems for humane animal welfare.

Ireland's egg industry declared Salmonella free
IRELAND - A regulatory effort to reduce Salmonella contamination throughout Ireland's food chain is beginning to pay off in the egg sector.

Consumer confidence in poultry meat remains high
IRELAND - Consumer confidence in poultry meat remains high in this country.

Poultry price hike despite flu outbreak
IRELAND - The price of poultry products is set to rise by 15 per cent in the coming weeks, according to the Irish Poultry Processors Association (IPPA).