Illegal farm growth drugs criticised

FARMERS who used illegal growth promoters or fed meat and bone meal to cattle should be put out of business, according to the…

FARMERS who used illegal growth promoters or fed meat and bone meal to cattle should be put out of business, according to the chairman of the Irish Farmers Association's livestock committee. "There is no place in our beef industry and there is no place in IFA for any farmer who engages in any illegal activity that would put consumers at risk," said Mr Raymond O'Malley.

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