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A Tale of Two Standards: Beef Plan Movement Demands the Same Transparency for Brazilian Beef as Recent Chicken Recall
The Beef Plan Movement is demanding immediate answers from the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) over a glaring double standard in how food safety crises are handled in this country. We want to know why a recent contamination issue in poultry was met with total public transparency, while a severe incident involving carcinogenic hormone-treated…
Beef Plan – Murrin deflecting attention won’t work!
The Beef Plan Movement has recently highlighted attempts to portray Irish beef farmers as hypocrites. Bord Bia Chairperson Larry Murrin has recently stated that Irish beef farmers have no objection to using South American grain in animal feed. This claim has been widely reported across major media outlets. However, we view it as a distraction,…
Larry Murrin – Do As I Say Not As I Do!
As the controversy around Bord Bia and its Chair, Larry Murrin continues, it is very important to recognise the influence that large companies can have on decisions within State bodies and the consequent impacts on the wider communities. The period between 2008 and 2012 was a time when the Queally family, intentionally or not, had…
Bord Bia – Grant Funding Rules Need To Change
Bord Bia’s stated mission is to “drive the commercial success of a world-class Irish food, drink, and horticulture industry through market insight and partnership. Its core purpose is to bring Ireland’s food and drink to the world, enabling the growth and sustainability of producers, and ensuring Irish food is synonymous with quality and sustainability.“ There…
