The IFA has called on the Government not to allow imported feed into circulation until sample analysis results are cleared.
The deputy president of the IFA, Mr Ruaidhrí Deasy, said farmers and consumers are entitled to this assurance.
He was speaking as contaminated cattle feed from nearly 8,000 tonnes of ingredients contaminated with bone, was being recalled by the Department of Agriculture and Food.
While the majority of the feed - beet pulp waste from Germany and corn gluten from the US - had not been distributed, hundreds of tonnes of feed containing the waste had been circulated and was on farms.
The Department complained that it did not have the authority to stop the circulation of goods within the EU as it would contravene EU laws, even though it took four days to get results from samples taken from such imports.
The Department said the contamination had not been a danger to human or animal health.
Mr Deasy said it was imperative a proper system was put in place immediately to prevent a recurrence. "It should be possible using modern-day technology to have the results from analysed samples available within hours rather than days, thus minimising the risks and costs for all concerned," he said.