All-island strategy helps maintain food quality and safety standards

Maintaining Ireland’s reputation for food safety excellence was central to yesterday’s One Island — One Health conference in Portmarnock Hotel, Co Dublin.

State veterinarians and agri-food industry leaders from north and south confirmed that the all-island approach has successfully underpinned shared disease control regulations.

British-based veterinarian Sam Mansley said that Ireland and Britain have learned valuable lessons from recent epidemics such as foot and mouth about the need for a cross-border approach to disease control.