Brazilian beef sold in Ireland weeks before food safety alert, FSAI confirmsBeef had been treated with banned growth hormone and was imported into Northern Ireland via GermanyThe EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) flagged the issue on November 14, 2025, for the suspicion that frozen meat from animals treated with oestradiol had entered the EU from Brazil. Photo: GettyMargaret Donnelly Today at 18:48The Food Safety Authority (FSAI) of Ireland has declined to name the three companies who imported contaminated Brazilian beef last year after investigations found that, according to the FSAI, the product had already been sold by the time authorities were notified.

Source: Irish Independent January 26, 2026 22:19 UTC