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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