Calls for further controls to protect public health in land-spreading

FURTHER controls are required to safeguard public health in relation to land that is being used for food production and which has been fertilised through land-spreading, a report produced by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has claimed.

Issues surrounding the land-spreading of organic agricultural (OA) and organic municipal and industrial (OMI) materials on agricultural land used for food production were highlighted in a report published at a seminar in Dublin yesterday.

The report states that appropriately managed land-spreading provides a sustainable option for the utilisation of organic waste materials.