by Kevin | Jan 29, 2013 | Press Releases
29th January, 2013While welcoming the outcome of the Department investigations which showed that Polish meat was the source of the horse meat contamination, Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin said that farmers have been let down by...
by Kevin | Jan 26, 2013 | Press Releases
26th January, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Asssociation president Gabriel Gilmartin has said that farmers have been let down by industry. “There are now serious questions to be asked about why Polish ingredients were going into Irish beef burgers...
by Kevin | Jan 25, 2013 | Press Releases
25th January, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association beef committee chairman, Edmond Phelan, says beef farmers should not accept any cut in prices for their cattle from factories. “I have heard of some cases where factories are attempting to pull the...
by Kevin | Jan 23, 2013 | Press Releases
23rd January, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has described Burger King’s decision to change its meat supplier as “a worrying development, which emphasises the need for the industry to learn the lessons from the horse DNA...
by Kevin | Jan 18, 2013 | Press Releases
18th January, 2013Edmond Phelan, beef chairman of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association, said that in light of the current crisis, a review of the beef quality assurance schemes – and the strategy behind them – is now necessary. “It’s very...