Inaccurate labelling:Department of Agriculture officials this week seized poultry meat, including turkey, goose and duck, from premises in Cork city.
The seizures came just eight days after the department warned that bogus organic turkey was being offered for sale in Dublin.
A department statement said its officials had visited a premises in the English Market, Cork City and the Woollen Mills in Douglas, Co Cork.
"A total of four batches of poultry meat, turkey, goose and duck portions, were seized during the inspection at Douglas," said the statement.
"This was primarily due to lack of accurate labelling and there was therefore no traceability and also due to product which was past its sell-by date," it said.
It added that a total of two batches of poultry meat, duck and goose, were seized during the inspection at the English market where again the problem was inaccurate labelling.
It said the inspections were a follow up to inspections during the year and in particular a series of non-compliances with labelling standards found last year.
Some of the product was subsequently released for sale following re-labelling at the slaughter premises of origin under departmental supervision.
However, some of the product was sent for destruction by rendering.
The matter has been reported to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which could decide to prosecute.
Last week the department raided a farm in Co Monaghan when turkeys described as "organic" were found to have been raised conventionally.
Organically reared turkeys and geese can cost as much as six times more than conventionally reared birds.
Meanwhile, the FSAI cautioned all food businesses to store food at correct temperatures and implement strict controls when dealing with larger food quantities during the Christmas period.
These larger quantities, it said, could put extra pressure on fridge and freezer facilities.
"Short-cuts in food safety practices simply will not be tolerated by our inspectorate regardless of the time of year," said the FSAI statement.