DNA results show up to 40% of Irish food service not using local pork
582 tests were conducted on various pigmeat products, of which 73% could be traced back to Irish farms.
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is asking businesses in the food services sector to “step up to the mark” and procure more from Irish producers, as a new analysis shows that more than one in three pigmeat products could not be traced back to farms in Ireland.
On Wednesday, the IFA released the results of its Irish Foodservice DNA Verified Survey for 2022, which looked into whether pigmeat products sold in different sectors in Ireland come from Irish farms.
