by Kevin | Jan 17, 2013 | Press Releases
17th January, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) president Gabriel Gilmartin has expressed further concern that the latest test results of samples from the Silvercrest plant, indicate the presence of equine DNA. Mr Gilmartin said that it was...
by Kevin | Jan 16, 2013 | Press Releases
16th January, 2013Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association president Gabriel Gilmartin has called on the processing plants involved in the horse DNA controversy to explain what proportion of their burgers consists of imported product. “Suspicions are growing...
by Kevin | Jan 15, 2013 | Press Releases
15th January, 2013ICSA president Gabriel Gilmartin has said that he is “very concerned at the FSAI statement that horse DNA was detected in certain products including beef burgers produced by Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods.”“It is too early to say how this has...
by Kevin | Jan 10, 2013 | Press Releases
10th January, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association is calling for more urgency on the issue of securing a deal on the overall EU Budget. As the president of the European Commission and the 26 commissioners attend the official launch event of the Irish...
by Kevin | Jan 9, 2013 | Press Releases
9th January, 2013The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association has renewed its call for the introduction of compulsory microchipping for all dogs, in light of a number of extremely distressing dog attacks on sheep in several parts of the country. ICSA sheep...