date:Jun 19, 2014
The Irish Independent yesterday reported that the Russian authorities banned the import off supplies of offal from Irish factories in a major blow to the farming industry here.
Officials from the Department of Agriculture will now liaise with their Russian counterparts to have the ban lifted.
The sanction was imposed following a series of visits from Russian vets to 12 food processing facilities in Ireland.
Last night, the Russian embassy in Dublin moved to ease concern in Ireland about its b