Enforcement actions by the Irish authorities against some producers who fail to comply with food safety regulations are ineffective, EU officials have found.
EU inspectors auditing food hygiene practices in Ireland found European regulations were being broken, particularly in relation to seeds and sprouts.
In November last year, four official samples of sprouts tested positive for salmonella. However, the batch was placed on the market without waiting for the final analytical results.
The Department of Agriculture said it had increased controls on businesses involved in the production of sprouts.
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