Nationalism ‘a threat’ to Ireland’s €2bn dairy export business

THE RISE of nationalism movements in Europe could threaten Ireland’s €2bn dairy export business unless the EU rethinks its new labelling proposals, says one leading figure in the dairy industry.

Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Limited (ICOS) president Pat McLoughlin has slammed the new “quality package” report on marketing standards published by the European Commission.

Mr McLoughlin said that the suggestion to introduce a legal basis for compulsory “place of farming” labelling could be hugely damaging for Irish dairy exports.