MISSING INGREDIENT: Are food companies misleading the consumer over origin of certain food products?

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Farmers are concerned that food processors can pass off cheaper products made with food grown abroad as Irish at their expense. noteworthy_ie want to find out how deep the problem goes 🌾

The EU has brought in regulations to give customers more information. New rules since 2020 mean that any label that refers to the food origin through words such as ‘Produce of Ireland’ or the Irish flag, must also name the origin of the primary ingredient if it comes from outside of Ireland.

Farmers are concerned that food processors can pass off cheaper food, made with food grown abroad, as Irish at the expense of their homegrown products.

 

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