A WOMAN died yesterday of swine flu bringing to 10 the number of fatalities linked to the virus in the Republic.

BRAZILIAN beef is still not meeting the same standards as those in the European Union, it was claimed yesterday.

MORE then a million Irish people can expect to get swine flu this autumn and up to 2,500 could die as a result, according to the latest report from the European Centre for Disease Control.

EU health ministers will discuss today what advice to give travellers in the swine flu outbreak – and what better name to give the latest “novel” virus.

SEVEN EU countries, including Ireland, reported suspected cases of swine flu yesterday as the EU and the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the alert level for the virus.

EU HEALTH ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Brussels on Thursday to co-ordinate their response to the swine flu outbreak.

THE European Commission said it would not be imposing a ban on Irish pork as the authorities had taken all possible steps to limit the damage by withdrawing all products from the market.

THE Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has claimed that a new European Union report is a damning indictment of Brazilian beef auditing and traceability.

THE European Commission has backed a proposal to improve conditions for animals at the time of slaughter.

THE number of BSE active surveillance tests is to be reduced from next January, according to the European Commission.

A DECISION by the EU Commission in relation to BSE controls will remove a significant cost for meat processors in Ireland and enable them to boost returns to livestock farmers, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers has claimed.