Traceability critical to Ireland’s food goals
“It does underline just how important it is to have official systems and controls in place, and happily that these controls were effective in picking up this BSE case and that the animal did not enter the food chain or cause any public health risk,” says Dr Pamela Byrne.
The number of queries handled by the FSAI’s Advice Line increased by 8% in 2014, compared with the previous year. Of the 14,348 queries received, 2,738 related to complaints by consumers about food and food premises, while 11,604 included requests for advice from food businesses across a range of food related areas.
