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Joanne Newtown explains the work of Irish Seed Savers to Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity, during her visit to the site as part of the celebrations for the United Nations Food and Agriculture ‘International Year of Plant Health’.
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Hackett cool on meat regulator, saying government can’t control price of beef
June 26, 2021
THE government can’t control beef prices for farmers, according to Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Pippa Hackett.
Senator Hackett, who is a beef suckler and sheep farmer, supports better labelling for grass-fed produced beef because she believes consumers are entitled to know how an animal was reared, on pasture or in a shed, and how it was slaughtered.
New food regulator must have real teeth says IFA
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IFA President Tim Cullinan has said the new Food Ombudsman/Regulator must have real teeth and be able to hold processors and retailers to account.
“I acknowledge the move by the Minister to transpose the Unfair Trading Practices Directive into national law, and to have a public consultation process on a wider remit of the Food Regulator/Ombudsman.”
“However, we cannot have any foot dragging in getting an office set up. It must have full powers of investigation, the ability to make findings and the authority to impose sanctions,” he said.
Ireland has opened a public consultation on the primary legislation needed to establish a new Office of a National Food Ombudsman or Regulator. “I am fully committed to ensuring fairness, equity and transparency,” the country’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said.
The new Office, which was described as a ‘key programme for Government commitment’, will play a role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland s agri-food chain.
The ombudsman will incorporate enforcement activity functions, as required by the EU Unfair Trading Practices Directive.
The deadline for Member States to turn the EU Directive into national law is 1 May. The Directive gives the power to Member States to legislate for additional legal requirements, going beyond the scope of the UTP Directive.