Grass-based beef producers ‘have nothing to fear from lab meat’

Irish grass-based beef producers have nothing to fear from meat produced in a laboratory, according to Ireland East MEP Mairead McGuinness.

The Fine Gael MEP is due to outline her views on a wide range of issues facing Irish farmers at a conference hosted as part of tomorrow’s AIB National Livestock Event at the Tullamore Show in Co Offaly.

She says food authenticity will become increasingly important in the years ahead, not just in the EU but in global consumer markets.