Unhappy with official controls on identification
Registration of bovine holdings and the identification of animals in general met EU requirements.
However, they found official controls on identification and registration were not reliable; they did not require a systematic control of all animals; and no procedure was in place to verify their effectiveness. Cross-compliance checks were not reliable.
Traceability and compulsory labelling of beef and minced beef were in general satisfactory. They found some traceability system links were missing, and not all food business operators had a comprehensive registration system in place. Official Irish controls had failed to identify these shortcomings, according to the FVO. Problems were also found in voluntary labelling.
