Farmers urge consumers to continue buying beef

Farmers’ organisations have called on consumers to continue buying beef after the Department of Agriculture and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland said that contaminants found in cattle did not pose a threat to people’s heath.

The Department of Agriculture confirmed this afternoon that tests on cattle that ate contaminated feed show the presence of dioxin indicators in a number of cases but it said there is no risk to public health and beef produce from affected farms will not be withdrawn from sale.