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The Head of the Food Safety Authority has said he is amazed at the breadth of the worldwide horsemeat scandal his organisation uncovered.

Farmers in the Duhallow area of North Cork who normally top their land two or three times a year have been fined this year because of rushes on ground they submitted for their single farm payment claim.

THE Department of Education has said its powerless to force schools to provide healthy alternatives in vending machines despite a report on obesity recommending a clear code of practice be drawn up.

FOOD group Carbery has acquired US natural essence and extract manufacturer Sensus in Hamilton, Ohio, for an undisclosed sum.

FOOD scientists in Irish research institutes and SMEs have secured €6.1 million in the latest round of the EU’s FP7 technical research funding.

Marks & Spencer today announced plans to return to France, a decade after it pulled out of the country.

IRELAND and Scotland have insisted that the EU stops using their fish quotas in swap deals with Norway, and instead introduce a communal EU fish pool for future trading.

NEXT week, world leaders will gather in New York for the 10th anniversary of the UN millennium development goals.

FOOD group Glanbia cites strong growth in its global nutritionals unit and a return to profitability in the Irish dairy ingredients sector as key factors in its turnaround of fortunes over the past 12 months.

Representatives of the Irish food and drink industry today met with Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith and called on the Government to take action to avert a crisis among exporters.

SMALL food businesses are about to gain unprecedented access to industry -related scientific research, thanks to a targeted new outreach programme from Teagasc.

GLANBIA has moved to ease the pain of its milk suppliers over reduced prices but the Irish Farmers Association said it was disappointed the food group could not have done more.

ALCOHOL sales slumped 7% in the first eight months of this year and a staggering 14% last month alone — a greater decline than experienced over the past six years combined.

FOOD safety chiefs closed a cafe, take-away and a delicatessen food-maker following their latest round of hygiene checks.

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FOOD AND DRINK Industry Ireland (FDII), an IBEC offshoot, has express- ed disappointment at last week’s Budget to help the industry deal with rapidly rising energy costs.

MANY of the pitfalls that can land farmers in trouble with the Department of Agriculture and Food are well known but they may not come to a farmer’s notice until the inspector calls — and it’s too late then.

Marks & Spencer announced the first major shake-up of its store portfolio for almost a decade today as it seeks to build on recent successes.

THE arrangements for the €300 million investment package for the dairy processing sector were outlined yesterday.

Paul Casey’s last US Open ended with a round of 85 and accusations he pulled out of the event without giving a reason amid the worst slump of his career.

The Labour Party has made calls for food producers to ensure that all of the contents of their products are clearly marked and explained.

MORE THAN 30,000 pupils in 150 primary schools are set to become Food Dudes in a three-year €1.2 million Bord Bia programme to encourage healthy eating habits.

FOOD giant Heinz is to sell its frozen and chilled food business, which employs 2,300 workers in Ireland and Britain.

Food and clothing retailer Marks & Spencer said it remained committed to its Simply Food business yesterday after weekend reports claimed it was about to sell up to half of the food-only outlets.

Marks & Spencer's Irish expansion plans continued today with the opening of a new Simply Food store in Clarion Quay, in Dublin's IFSC, creating 38 jobs .