The medical technology sector in Ireland is increasingly confident about the future of its business according to a survey, published to mark the launch of Medical Technology Industry Excellence Awards 2012.

The EU has asked Russian authorities to lift their ban on an annual €75m export trade in live pigs, cattle, sheep, and goats from the EU.

THE IFA has welcomed the European Parliament’s vote yesterday in favour of rules for food labelling, notably compulsory country-of-origin labelling for meat from pig, sheep, goat and poultry.

A five-year ban on cloning animals for food in Europe was proposed today – a move designed to give legal clarity for the first time to the cloning controversy.

A GENETICALLY modified potato, resistant to two antibiotics, has been approved for industrial use and animal feed after the European Commission said it was safe for people, animals and the environment.