A food regulator with 'real teeth, real powers' needed to tackle 'imbalance' in the supply chain

"The sectors that are really depending on the home market and retailers are always the sectors in trouble," according to IFA president Tim Cullinan.

A food regulator with "real teeth, real powers, and real scope" to address the imbalance that currently exists in the supply chain whereby farmers are "price-takers" is needed, according to TDs. 

The Oireachtas joint committee on agriculture, food and the marine has published its report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 in which it makes a series of recommendations to enhance and strengthen the proposed legislation.