The Kerry Group has said it is concerned about the potential damage to Irish food exports as a result of the horsemeat scandal.

The owner of McAdams Foods, the Monaghan company at the centre of the horsemeat controversy, has said he sourced products from Poland after clients requested lower-cost material.

The owner of the Co Monaghan meat company at the centre of the horsemeat controversy has said he had no idea there was any possibility that its products were contaminated by horsemeat.

A Fine Gael MEP is calling for the companies involved in the horse meat scandal to explain why they use imported beef.

The meat supplier at the centre of the horsemeat controversy has said it has passed the details of the Polish supplier to the Irish authorities.