Horsemeat scandal
Sunday 05 May, 2013 13:19:14
Coveney hails 'speeded up' equine database plan
Plans to establish a new central equine database have been speeded up, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine revealed today.Tuesday 16 April, 2013 15:36:03
No horsemeat found in Irish beef; 5% of EU beef test positive
Test results on 50 samples of beef products in Ireland have all come back negative for horse DNA.Tuesday 16 April, 2013 11:49:44
Dept of Agriculture not expecting to find horsemeat in 50 tests
The Department of Agriculture has said it is not expecting any bad news from tests carried out on beef products here.Wednesday 10 April, 2013 17:46:08
Dutch recall of meat 'dates back more than two years'
The Netherlands is recalling 50,000 tons of meat that was sold as beef across Europe and possibly contains horsemeat, because the exact source of the meat cannot be established.Wednesday 10 April, 2013 17:12:48
Dutch authorities recall 50,000 tonnes of meat over horse DNA fears
Up to 50,000 tonnes of meat, sold as beef across Europe, is being recalled by Dutch food safety authorities.Saturday 06 April, 2013 11:07:13
IKEA pulls moose lasagne after pork found
Furniture retailer IKEA says it has halted sales of moose lasagne, after traces of pork were found in a batch of the product.Friday 29 March, 2013 14:17:03
Slaughterhouse closes after 'selling meat from sick animals' accusation
Veterinary authorities have closed a slaughterhouse in central Poland on suspicion it was selling meat from sick animals and others that were dead before arriving for slaughter.Monday 25 March, 2013 12:04:54
Traces of horse meat found in three samples
Three samples of meat out of 1,228 tests have come back positive for traces of horse, food safety chiefs have revealed today.Friday 22 March, 2013 17:33:21
Horsemeat sold as 'diced beef' in the UK
Horsemeat weighing 40kg (88lb) has been sold to shoppers in the UK while wrongly labelled as beef, the country's Food Standards Agency said.Friday 15 March, 2013 09:41:47
Coveney: Horse passports system will be radically streamlined
Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said he intends to introduce a centralised system for issuing passports to horses.Thursday 14 March, 2013 15:31:50
Horse slaughter house operations suspended in Offaly
It has been revealed that one of two plants that slaughter horses here has been suspended from operations following a Department of Agriculture inspection last Friday.Tuesday 12 March, 2013 18:58:51
Tesco finds horsemeat in meatloaf made in Northen Ireland
Tesco has withdrawn a line of frozen meatloaf made in Northern Ireland after tests revealed it contained between 2% and 5% horsemeat, it said tonight.Wednesday 06 March, 2013 17:44:03
Ikea to bring hot dogs back to their menu
Hot dogs will be back on the menu at Ikea from tomorrow morning.Tuesday 05 March, 2013 11:53:56
Birds Eye: Irish processor supplied meat used in two products
Birds Eye says an Irish processor supplied the meat used in two of its products which were found to have horse DNA in them.Monday 04 March, 2013 14:35:58
Food Safety Authority finds horsemeat in 29 of 957 samples
The Food Safety Authority has said that 29 out of 957 food samples they tested for horsemeat had horse DNA in them.Monday 04 March, 2013 11:39:44
Frozen burger sales fall 42% after horsemeat scandal
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published today for the 12 weeks ending 17 February, reveal the initial impact of January’s horsemeat scandal on consumer shopping habits.Thursday 28 February, 2013 10:35:31
Poland finds horse DNA in 'beef'
Traces of horse DNA have been found in beef samples taken from three meat processors in Poland – the first acknowledgement that the country could be a source of the horsemeat that fraudulently ended up in products sold as beef across Europe.Wednesday 27 February, 2013 16:24:20
IKEA withdrawing hotdogs 'as precaution'
IKEA has this afternoon stopped the sale of its hotdogs as a precautionary measure pending the results of tests on all its meat products.Wednesday 27 February, 2013 07:24:47
Tesco denies reacting slowly to horsemeat scandal
Tesco has denied it was slow to respond to the horsemeat scandal.Tuesday 26 February, 2013 12:21:35
Buffalo, donkey and goat found in South Africa beef products
South African food is clear of horsemeat contamination, but it does have water buffalo, donkey and goat meat in mislabelled beef burgers and sausages.Tuesday 26 February, 2013 12:03:50
Frozen food sales in the UK hit by horsemeat scandal
Frozen burger sales are down by 43% and frozen ready meals by 13% in the wake of the horsemeat contamination scandal despite consumers suggesting they would be happy to eat the product in future, new figures from the UK suggest.Tuesday 26 February, 2013 11:10:32
Irish food safety testers 'got into fraudsters' heads' to uncover horsemeat scandal
The Head of the Food Safety Authority has said he is amazed at the breadth of the worldwide horsemeat scandal his organisation uncovered.Monday 25 February, 2013 12:55:58
Horsemeat found in Ikea meatballs
Furniture giant Ikea has stopped selling traditional meatballs in its Swedish store restaurants after horsemeat was discovered in a batch exported to the Czech Republic.Monday 25 February, 2013 08:57:36
Coveney: Europe focusing on collective response to horsemeat scandal
The Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has said a collective response to the horsemeat crisis is the main focus at a meeting in Brussels.Monday 25 February, 2013 07:02:02
EU Farm Council hold meeting on labelling of meat
Decisions on compulsory labeling of all meat products will be the main topic of discussion at the Farm Council meeting in Brussels this morning.Sunday 24 February, 2013 12:40:12
EU farm leaders to meet on horsemeat scandal
EU farm leaders are meeting in Brussels tomorrow to discuss the latest developments in the horsemeat scandal, including the investigation of an Irish meat plant in Tipperary.Saturday 23 February, 2013 20:08:59
Gardaí investigate Tipperary plant over horsemeat
Gardaí are investigating a processing plant in Tipperary shut down after inspectors found it was exporting horsemeat under a Czech label which translated as beef.Saturday 23 February, 2013 13:04:47
IFA: Ireland needs tougher laws on food labelling
The Irish Farmers Association is calling for tougher legislation in relation to the labelling of meat.Saturday 23 February, 2013 11:18:33
Rabbitte: Fraudulent firms in horsemeat scandal should be punished
The Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte has said that if fraud is found to be behind the latest twist in the horsemeat scandal, then those responsible will be punished.Saturday 23 February, 2013 09:20:27
Cost of testing meat 'could hike prices'
A meat processing plant in Co. Tipperary remains closed today following the discovery that it was exporting horsemeat labelled as beef.Friday 22 February, 2013 18:28:09
Frozen beef off menu for Scottish councils
Scotland’s councils have been told not to use any frozen beef products after a burger containing horse DNA was found in a school kitchen.Friday 22 February, 2013 17:38:00
Tipperary meat plant suspends work after horse DNA find
Operations at the B&F Meats Plant in Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, have been suspended after the discovery of horse DNA.Friday 22 February, 2013 16:28:27
Govt announces new food fraud detection measures
The Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has announced new measures for the detection of food fraud.Friday 22 February, 2013 16:24:16
Catering giant withdraws beef meals in UK
A catering giant that supplies food to schools, care homes and the armed forces has withdrawn beef from its UK sites after a frozen product tested positive for horse DNA.Friday 22 February, 2013 09:02:57
Birds Eye withdraws three beef products after horse DNA found in chilli con carne meal
Birds Eye is withdrawing three of its products from Irish supermarket shelves, after horse DNS found in chilli con carne.Wednesday 20 February, 2013 22:38:47
Horsemeat crisis spreads to Asia
The horse meat crisis has now spread to Asia - where an imported lasagne brand has been pulled from shelves in Hong Kong.
Wednesday 20 February, 2013 18:05:24
Horsemeat found in Czech lasagne
The Czech Republic has become the latest country to detect horsemeat in food products labelled as beef in the widening European food labelling scandal, officials said today.Wednesday 20 February, 2013 15:43:47
Horsemeat crisis spreads to Asia
The horsemeat crisis has now spread to Asia where an imported lasagne brand has been pulled from shelves in Hong Kong.Tuesday 19 February, 2013 13:53:17
Iceland boss apologises for Irish remark
The boss of frozen foods supermarket chain Iceland has apologised for comments he made about “the Irish” in a current affairs programme on the horse meat scandal.Tuesday 19 February, 2013 11:14:13
Coveney: Horse meat issue exposed because of Ireland's vigilance
The Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney is briefing his Cabinet colleagues on the latest developments in the horse meat controversy today. Tuesday 19 February, 2013 07:35:23
Germany plans tighter meat controls
Tighter controls on meat products and stronger penalties for companies that violate food-labelling rules are planned for Germany.Tuesday 19 February, 2013 07:04:44
Nestle suspends German deliveries after finding horse DNA
Nestle has said it is suspending deliveries supplied by a German firm after finding traces of horse DNA in its products.Monday 18 February, 2013 18:06:20
Horsemeat: Farmers 'are fall guys'
Farmers could end up the fall guys because of the horsemeat scandal in the North, it has been claimed.Monday 18 February, 2013 13:39:35
Lidl withdraws ready meals as horsemeat scandal spreads to Finland and Sweden
Lidl has withdrawn two ready meals suspected of containing horsemeat from its stores in Finland and Sweden.Monday 18 February, 2013 09:06:17
Greencore: Test results from Bristol plant 'negative'
Greencore says all results for products tested for equine DNA at its facility in Bristol in Britain have come up negative.Sunday 17 February, 2013 10:25:32
Horse meat warning 'ignored' in UK
British government ministers were warned in 2011 that horse meat was illegally entering the human food chain, it was claimed.Saturday 16 February, 2013 20:46:45
Greencore-made bolognese has 4.8% horse DNA
A bolognese sauce produced by Irish food group Greencore for Asda contained 4.8% horse DNA, according to test results released tonight.Saturday 16 February, 2013 09:54:46
Tesco takes out press ads to reassure customers
Tesco has taken out advertisements in the national press today in an attempt to reassure customers over the horse meat scandal.Saturday 16 February, 2013 09:51:19
More UK raids in horsemeat probe
Officials in Britain investigating the horse meat mis-labelling scandal will continue examining evidence today after three more plants were raided.Friday 15 February, 2013 22:07:57
Naas cold store at centre of horsemeat investigation
The Agriculture Minister said that his Department's investigation into the presence of horse meat in beef products, focused on a cold store in Naas this week.