Agri-Food Regulator to Be Granted Increased Powers

Agri-food regulator to be granted increased powers

The agri-food regulator is to be granted increased powers to compel businesses to provide relevant market data to help it improve transparency across agri-food supply chains.

Agri-Food Regulator to get powers to compel firms to provide price and market data

Regulator had sought new legislation after some businesses failed to provide information as part of report in the supply of eggs

Whitmore welcomes belated government plan to grant Agri-Food Regulator increased powers

Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore has welcomed the government’s intention to finally move on her repeated calls to grant the Agri-Food Regulator increased powers to improve transparency in food supply chains. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s agriculture spokesperson, said: “With suspected price gouging by supermarkets continuing to squeeze household budgets, it’s more important than ever that we can see a breakdown of the costs being incu…