It’s Tuesday evening in the village of Corofin. Outside Raftery’s pub sits a car painted saffron and green. Printed on the bonnet, doors, and boot are the names of each Corofin panellist, as well as management.

An Irish food safety and traceability company is targeting a number of nationwide deals with EU member states after signing a €17m deal which will see it guarantee the integrity of all of Switzerland’s beef production.

GENETICS specialist IdentiGEN Ltd has agreed a deal with US-based Performance Food Group (PFG) to supply a DNA-based solution to trace hamburgers back to their source.

IRELAND has scored a global first with the release of a DNA pigmeat certification programme that will counteract misleading country of origin labels on retail pork products.

THE Trinity College Dublin Innovation Award for 2008 has been won by the founders of IdentiGEN.