Ireland is to change who conducts certain official food controls to make the most of available resources.

Official controls currently undertaken by the Local Authority Veterinary Service (LAVS) will be transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine (DAFM). The transition is expected to be completed in quarter

Continue Reading Ireland plans official control changes, issues raw bean warning

A company in the Republic of Ireland has been punished for breaches of food law including forging and altering documents.

Arrabawn Co-Operative Society Limited was convicted in a recent district court ruling and fined €40,000 ($46,400). Arrabawn employs 400 people and collects milk from more than 1,000 shareholder farmers. It
Continue Reading Irish food firm fined for violations including forgery of milk documents