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Bord bia

  • 03-09-2013 10:03pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26


    Hi I am a qualified internal quality auditor, i audit various standards, i am interested in starting my own audit business auditing the bord bia standards anyone have any experience in this
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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    deburca98 wrote: »
    Hi I am a qualified internal quality auditor, i audit various standards, i am interested in starting my own audit business auditing the bord bia standards anyone have any experience in this

    Maybe give Larry goodman a shout?:D

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    i ment auditing farms thanks for your constructive feedback


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    do you mean you want to know what we think of bord bia inspections? also on another note do you have to do the inspection? all i ever send to the factory is a handful of culls, is it worth it....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭mf240


    deburca98 wrote: »
    i ment auditing farms thanks for your constructive feedback

    Ya audit the farmers again.
    Don't worry about containers of meat coming in from unknown origins.
    Don't worry about mislabeling of imported products.
    Don't worry about horsemeat in burgers.
    Inspect yet again the already over inspected farmers and the only honest and hard working link in the chain.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    mf240 wrote: »
    Ya audit the farmers again.
    Don't worry about containers of meat coming in from unknown origins.
    Don't worry about mislabeling of imported products.
    Don't worry about horsemeat in burgers.
    Inspect yet again the already over inspected farmers and the only honest and hard working link in the chain.

    And then put out TV adverts saying rain grows fat lambs :rolleyes: Bord Bia were supposed to be at the farm walk I attended yesterday, was going to have a dig about that but they didn't come in the end.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭arais


    had my bord bia audit this year, also had dairy hygiene and unannounced inspection from Dept,

    thanks Op but I think I'll survive without you


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,881 ✭✭✭mf240


    And then put out TV adverts saying rain grows fat lambs :rolleyes: .

    The best one was "a happy turkey is a tasty turkey"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,003 ✭✭✭Zoo4m8


    And then put out TV adverts saying rain grows fat lambs :rolleyes: Bord Bia were supposed to be at the farm walk I attended yesterday, was going to have a dig about that but they didn't come in the end.

    Ah, don't be so hard on Bord Bia, the general public they are selling to think all farmers have nothing better to do than wander their fields looking for eagles and other birds of prey to poison or waiting at the gate for the postman to collect their big cheques from Brussels , so if they believe this guff and buy more lamb, job done!

    Incidentally , I love the Bord's version of a typical farmer, Barbour jacket, flat cap and clean as a whistle! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    I am interested in how the quality standards work from a compliance point of view.
    Appreciate the pain of inspections, but the standards could be improved to make them better.
    since i started researching the BB standards as a consumer i have been impressed with the requirements that are set out.
    As i said i work in the quality sector for industry
    Inspections are part and parcel, but since reading the standards i am more likely as a consumer to by bord bia approved food than meat of unknown origin.
    I am interested in being an auditor arais, and i would like to bring industry experience in dealing with audits to the farmer to make the pain of inspection less of a pain, as audits should be about feedback not punishment


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    This is interesting thanks for your replies seems like someone needs to audit Bord Bia, so they dont implement their standards am i right here because if they were a business they would loose their registration to a QS standard. looks like the standards are a smokescreen for the consumer


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 533 ✭✭✭towzer2010


    deburca98 wrote: »
    This is interesting thanks for your replies seems like someone needs to audit Bord Bia, so they dont implement their standards am i right here because if they were a business they would loose their registration to a QS standard. looks like the standards are a smokescreen for the consumer

    Are you a troll???

    How on earth do you do you jump to that conclusion? No one here said they don't implement their standards. From what I have heard the are very strict with farmers.

    If you want to audit further up the line go for it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    Zoo4m8 wrote: »
    Ah, don't be so hard on Bord Bia, the general public they are selling to think all farmers have nothing better to do than wander their fields looking for eagles and other birds of prey to poison or waiting at the gate for the postman to collect their big cheques from Brussels , so if they believe this guff and buy more lamb, job done!

    Incidentally , I love the Bord's version of a typical farmer, Barbour jacket, flat cap and clean as a whistle! :D

    And Bord Bia are perpetuating that myth nicely, imagine the wet Summers of 11 & 12. I am sure there was a % of people, who don't know any better, thinking sure farmers must be coining it with all this rain :eek:

    I want them to buy lamb, but they can leave the guff out of it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭Dont be daft


    I strongly suspect your trolling here but lets say your not.

    Have a small bit of appreciation for the effect the horse meat scandal has had on the opinions of Irish farmers.
    Bord Bia Quality Assuarance has been stringently applied and monitored on Irish farms. It hasn't been smooth sailing and the additional workload has been considerable and heavily borne by the farmer.

    After all this, and a very noticeable crusade of mission creep the horse meat scandal broke. What an insult to any producer to be continually curtailed and hindered by often quite frankly ridiculous buerocracy, only to learn of another group within the industry to be given apparent free reign to do what they liked.

    Bord Bia have failed both producers and consumers in their inability to control the processors. If not for the FSA they would still be failing them.

    If you want to apply your considerable expierence in auditing or quality control then can I be so bold as to suggest that you concentrate your efforts on what recent events have thought us is the obvious weak point in beef production in this country, the processors.
    We're yet to see anyone to be held accountable for the horse meat fiasco.
    Until that has happened Bord Bia have no business developing their on farm auditing.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    deburca98 wrote: »
    I am interested in how the quality standards work from a compliance point of view.
    Appreciate the pain of inspections, but the standards could be improved to make them better.
    since i started researching the BB standards as a consumer i have been impressed with the requirements that are set out.
    As i said i work in the quality sector for industry
    Inspections are part and parcel, but since reading the standards i am more likely as a consumer to by bord bia approved food than meat of unknown origin.
    I am interested in being an auditor arais, and i would like to bring industry experience in dealing with audits to the farmer to make the pain of inspection less of a pain, as audits should be about feedback not punishment

    So do u hope to be working on contract for bord bia????


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    hi dont
    no i am not trolling
    thanks for that insight.
    I agree the recent horse meat scandal was the (secondary) producers fault not the farmers,
    My aim is to help farmers develop systems that take the pain out of bord bia audits and which require minimal input to maintain from other industries.
    I guess i am looking to change to the food industry, and i dont have all the knowledge yet, my ignorance is probably upsetting to people.It an industry i am keen to learn and i believe it is Ireland's best product our food which will aid our recovery.
    Thanks for your help


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    Muckit wrote: »
    So do u hope to be working on contract for bord bia????
    no eventually tender for audits but main aim in first 5 years is to develop a system that makes it easier for farmers to maintain records and make compliance easier via checklists etc.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 839 ✭✭✭Dampintheattic


    deburca98 wrote: »
    hi dont
    no i am not trolling
    thanks for that insight.
    I agree the recent horse meat scandal was the (secondary) producers fault not the farmers,
    My aim is to help farmers develop systems that take the pain out of bord bia audits and which require minimal input to maintain from other industries.
    I guess i am looking to change to the food industry, and i dont have all the knowledge yet, my ignorance is probably upsetting to people.It an industry i am keen to learn and i believe it is Ireland's best product our food which will aid our recovery.
    Thanks for your help

    You want to help farmers develop systems, that take the pain out of BB audits!
    So in essence, you want to become a consultant to farmer clients!!
    But you start from a base of knowing nothing about the business or the industry!
    I'm having visions of you running out the gate of the first farmer you consult for, with a pitchfork stuck in your rear end -;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    I am trying to start a business pardon me for having an ambition, seems that with all the negativity i might as well not bother. I don't see a state body being in any position to dictate quality to anyone as no one in the organisation is accountable. I am from a farming background myself the area i have little experience in is the food processing plants but most of them will have a quality system of some sort so it would not take me long to learn the ropes.
    I am trying to develop a reasonably priced (150 euro) software system that will help with record and quality management but today has put me right off the plan tbh.
    I Dont aim to tell anyone their business just offer guidance i am not in it to fleece farmers, i just want to gain experience which in turn brings competence.

    If you want to learn about quality theory i suggest you google W Edwards Deming, i was lucky to study from an Irish quality expert who studied under Deming who is the reason why Japanese cars are the some of best in the world. i want this for Irish food

    If you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you're doing.
    W. Edwards Deming

    All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.
    W. Edwards Deming


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭delaval


    If its a program you're developing I think you should check out some of the companies supplying us software. Kings wood and Irish Farm Computers are two I know of. With their systems you shold be fine on the paperwork side if you record properly of course.

    There is a thread re. Farm Apps on here and what people seem to want is a mobile recorder.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    delaval wrote: »
    If its a program you're developing I think you should check out some of the companies supplying us software. Kings wood and Irish Farm Computers are two I know of. With their systems you shold be fine on the paperwork side if you record properly of course.

    There is a thread re. Farm Apps on here and what people seem to want is a mobile recorder.

    yea that's what i am aiming to do to make the management portable, I am also working on another system that is more automated.
    Thanks for your help much appreciated


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭Dont be daft


    deburca98 wrote: »
    yea that's what i am aiming to do to make the management portable, I am also working on another system that is more automated.
    Thanks for your help much appreciated



    The impression you gave me from your OP was that you were interested in adding an additional tier to the farm inspection process. Audit the inspection kind of thing.
    That's something that no farmer would agree to.

    On the issue of a portable program, I don't really see a market for a specific program. Most software packages can be used to maintain the records and standards BBQA requires.
    I wouldn't see the point in buying a program solely for the issue of an on-farm inspection when I can just use the program I have.

    If it was me I'd approach the likes of Kingswood with an additional BBQA tab to add to their current program.

    A physical checklist for older or less computer savvy farmers is a good idea.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭Viewtodiefor


    deburca98 wrote: »
    no eventually tender for audits but main aim in first 5 years is to develop a system that makes it easier for farmers to maintain records and make compliance easier via checklists etc.

    I don't think farmers have too many problems with the audit if they are anyway clued in. Most bord bia inspectors are reasonable enough with farmers an understand farming practices, not sure if someone coming onto a farm from an outside industry would work as farming does not work like regular industry!
    However as said here the problem yet again lies in the processing plants and their total disregard for standards and their suppliers, by all means bring outside industry standards to them!! Best of luck with that!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    deburca98 wrote: »
    no eventually tender for audits but main aim in first 5 years is to develop a system that makes it easier for farmers to maintain records and make compliance easier via checklists etc.

    Sure we can do all that ourselves. Go bark up another tree cos there's no money growing off this one


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    deburca98 wrote: »
    hi dont
    no i am not trolling
    thanks for that insight.
    I agree the recent horse meat scandal was the (secondary) producers fault not the farmers,
    My aim is to help farmers develop systems that take the pain out of bord bia audits and which require minimal input to maintain from other industries.
    I guess i am looking to change to the food industry, and i dont have all the knowledge yet, my ignorance is probably upsetting to people.It an industry i am keen to learn and i believe it is Ireland's best product our food which will aid our recovery.
    Thanks for your help

    OP whatever software you are thinking about designing I hope it has some sort of built in grammar and spell check, many of your posts have to be read twice before they make sense to me, but sure I'm just a thick farmer. There is no pain with a BB audit.

    If you could come up with some sort of independent appeal system for Dept. of agriculture inspections, I'd be interested.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    I strongly suspect your trolling here but lets say your not.

    Have a small bit of appreciation for the effect the horse meat scandal has had on the opinions of Irish farmers.
    Bord Bia Quality Assuarance has been stringently applied and monitored on Irish farms. It hasn't been smooth sailing and the additional workload has been considerable and heavily borne by the farmer.

    Are you serious?
    Have had 3 or 4 Bord Bia sheep audits and 1 cattle (couple of years ago and they are a piece of p**s.If you couldnt achieve at least 95% (unsure what the pass rate is but it cant be that high)then you have problems.

    All they look for are the basics;flock and herd register filled out ,medicine book filled out or at least a good effort;knackery dockets ;stock tagged;stock in good health;housing and facilities adequate;enough fodder;no out of date drugs or inappropriate ones for the stock you have;safety statement(5 minute job) ;bait plan(2 minute job);meal dockets to show that only approved stuff is fed or what you use if home mixing.At the moment thats all that rings a bell but sure to have forgot something.

    The inspection costs zilch,takes very little time or effort and whilst it does nothing for the individual farmer(which is not the point of it anyway) it is there to reassure the consumer(yes the people who actually buy our produce eventually).

    If all or any of the above is that unusual,time consuming or difficult then you have to ask yourself why.

    After all that I personally think its a waste of time as ;

    (a)standards are way too lax ie too easy to pass
    (b)differential in price is not really always that evident
    (c)factories and processors use it as a way to cover their as**s
    (d)no incentive from a farmers point of view to bother with it
    (e)the whole "no gm,no by product spreading thing"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    blue5000 wrote: »
    OP whatever software you are thinking about designing I hope it has some sort of built in grammar and spell check, many of your posts have to be read twice before they make sense to me, but sure I'm just a thick farmer. There is no pain with a BB audit.

    If you could come up with some sort of independent appeal system for Dept. of agriculture inspections, I'd be interested.

    Dear Sir
    My heartfelt apologies if my grammatical style is not to your predilection.
    In truth I was unaware of lack of countenance for poor composition and grammar on this communiqué system.
    Your harsh self depreciation due to your occupation as an agricultural cultivator is superfluous my dear sir, for moral and grammatical compasses such as yourself are lacking in this the ether that is the internet.
    I applaud you good sir and offer you every encouragement and say that you should thrust forward in your one man crusade to improve grammar in the torrid squalor that is the internet.
    Please allow me to be the Sancho Panza to your Don Quixote like crusade as you charge forward on your steed Rocinante ever forwards towards your own personal windmill, that being bad grammar on the internet.

    Also i have looked at the training required for Bord Bia auditors and there is no official auditing standard required by the contractors who tender to Bord Bia.


    I also suppose my experience in dealing with the US federal Food and Drug Administration would be of no use to a farmer appealing a bord bia audit.
    I saw somewhere on boards that the auditor put not worming a cat as a finding against him, my response to that and this is some free general auditing advice. if its not in the standard ie wrote specifically then its not a finding. My response to that and any response to an auditor is "show me in the standard where that is wrote down or relevant".
    But i am just the offspring of a thick farmer sure what would i know.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 deburca98


    Are you serious?
    Have had 3 or 4 Bord Bia sheep audits and 1 cattle (couple of years ago and they are a piece of p**s.If you couldnt achieve at least 95% (unsure what the pass rate is but it cant be that high)then you have problems.

    All they look for are the basics;flock and herd register filled out ,medicine book filled out or at least a good effort;knackery dockets ;stock tagged;stock in good health;housing and facilities adequate;enough fodder;no out of date drugs or inappropriate ones for the stock you have;safety statement(5 minute job) ;bait plan(2 minute job);meal dockets to show that only approved stuff is fed or what you use if home mixing.At the moment thats all that rings a bell but sure to have forgot something.

    The inspection costs zilch,takes very little time or effort and whilst it does nothing for the individual farmer(which is not the point of it anyway) it is there to reassure the consumer(yes the people who actually buy our produce eventually).

    If all or any of the above is that unusual,time consuming or difficult then you have to ask yourself why.

    After all that I personally think its a waste of time as ;

    (a)standards are way too lax ie too easy to pass
    (b)differential in price is not really always that evident
    (c)factories and processors use it as a way to cover their as**s
    (d)no incentive from a farmers point of view to bother with it
    (e)the whole "no gm,no by product spreading thing"

    Paddy
    I took a look at the standards and your right, but the training of the auditors is also a question that needs to be addressed.
    I have been audited by notified bodies of various countries and registration bodies, the standards Bord Bia set out are good practice standards at best.
    Thanks for the input


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,099 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    The money Bord Bia spend on QA would be better spent on residue testing in the factories for if a farmer was up to something dodgy its not going to be recorded for Bord Bia to see. Bord Bia are nothing more than a PR outfit.

    If you want to take some of the pain out of an on farm audit then supply some strong gloves for use when giving the dog and cat there worm dose


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    deburca98 wrote: »
    Dear Sir
    My heartfelt apologies if my grammatical style is not to your predilection.
    In truth I was unaware of lack of countenance for poor composition and grammar on this communiqué system.
    Your harsh self depreciation due to your occupation as an agricultural cultivator is superfluous my dear sir, for moral and grammatical compasses such as yourself are lacking in this the ether that is the internet.
    I applaud you good sir and offer you every encouragement and say that you should thrust forward in your one man crusade to improve grammar in the torrid squalor that is the internet.
    Please allow me to be the Sancho Panza to your Don Quixote like crusade as you charge forward on your steed Rocinante ever forwards towards your own personal windmill, that being bad grammar on the internet.

    Also i have looked at the training required for Bord Bia auditors and there is no official auditing standard required by the contractors who tender to Bord Bia.


    I also suppose my experience in dealing with the US federal Food and Drug Administration would be of no use to a farmer appealing a bord bia audit.
    I saw somewhere on boards that the auditor put not worming a cat as a finding against him, my response to that and this is some free general auditing advice. if its not in the standard ie wrote specifically then its not a finding. My response to that and any response to an auditor is "show me in the standard where that is wrote down or relevant".
    But i am just the offspring of a thick farmer sure what would i know.

    Oh you'll do well as a bullsh1tter alright, just clicking on the 'ignore' button. Goodnight.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 sbell2205


    Sorry i am new to boards, Im a UCD student studying agri business. As part of 1 of my classes, (marketing) it has been arranged that marketing director for Bord Bia Michael Murphy will be making a guest appearance. The reason i post this is i would like to have a few difficult questions to pose to him, i am not high up oin the going ons of Bord Bia so hopefully i could get a bit of info from a few people. Thankyou


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    sbell2205 wrote: »
    Sorry i am new to boards, Im a UCD student studying agri business. As part of 1 of my classes, (marketing) it has been arranged that marketing director for Bord Bia Michael Murphy will be making a guest appearance. The reason i post this is i would like to have a few difficult questions to pose to him, i am not high up oin the going ons of Bord Bia so hopefully i could get a bit of info from a few people. Thankyou

    From an individual farmers point of view Bord Bia is just another window dressing exercise designed to push the fact that we are producing "green"(in the good sense) food with 100% traceability.
    It doesnt(at least in regard to sheep) deliver any price bonus or make your stock more desirable
    When demand rises then all the fine words go out the window and stock is sourced with little or no regard for Bord Bia or whether you passed an inspection.

    Ask him why different factories have different standards with cattle re. retention periods in herds.

    Has their expensive marketing campaigns both here and overseas delivered any MAJOR new markets for Irish stock or delivered any discernible price benefit to Irish farmers?

    Why,with all their work,is our lamb still being sold as a wholesale commodity in Rungis and other markets?

    Why are we still almost wholly reliant on the French market to take the bulk of our lamb?

    Why has consumption of lamb fallen so much esp. in Ireland?

    Since the formation of Bord Bia and its promotions in recent years ,what exactly ,in terms of price and return to farmers,have they achieved ie without their campaigns etc where would Irish sheep prices and production be?

    Do they see us (sheep esp.)competing as niche market players or competing as a tradeable commodity ie is there enough scope to promote and sell all our product into the high value sector or will we be fighting against the UK and New Zealand produce?

    Apart from the clean green grassfed image what other unique ideas do they have which will help sales?We here on this island seem to think that a picture of a wee lambie or bullock pictured against a scenic backdrop of green grass and heather covered hills is enough.

    Consumers in these recessionary times(and dont I know it!) want value and quality at a price.In my opinion the amount of people both here and in Europe willing and able to pay premium prices has been vastly over estimated and this is a small and uncertain market which can overnight,and through no logical reason,collapse.

    Listening to Bord Bia spiel you get the impression that all we have to offer is a differenciation from other countries by reference to clean green etc. etc.(add in any other buzzwords from 1st year marketing that spring to mind).

    Have they explored other markets apart from the usual suspects ie Germany France etc.

    Where ,in the next 10 years,do they see our competition coming from and in which markets?
    What is their opinion on live exports ie a good thing which dampens supply on the domestic market or a bad thing in which the maximum value of the animal is not retained in Ireland.

    Do the meat industry contribute in any MEANINGFUL way to promotions or are they happy to sell it any old way as long as it leaves them a profit.

    From a non marketing perspective do they realise the lack of interest farmers have in their scheme ie most see it for the window dressing it is and only join because either factories look for it or it might leave a few extra euro on a bullock or heifer.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,756 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    Earlier this year year after all irish boars had been geno-typed (dna tested) it was found out that a lot of pork products which were labelled as Irish, weren't actually Irish. What have they done about it?

    Can the same be done for all Irish bulls?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    have my bord bia inspections on tuesday- he does my dads herd and mine in 1 visit- totally farcical as all i send to factory is cull cows and my dad is the same:mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,493 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    whelan1 wrote: »
    have my bord bia inspections on tuesday- he does my dads herd and mine in 1 visit- totally farcical as all i send to factory is cull cows and my dad is the same:mad:

    Farcical I know but your getting 12 c a kg qa bonus on top of factory price so there is a bit of an incentive.youll have another bb inspection once the dairy one cones into play and no bonus to be got if u pass and it'll cost u about 180 euro!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,493 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    whelan1 wrote: »
    have my bord bia inspections on tuesday- he does my dads herd and mine in 1 visit- totally farcical as all i send to factory is cull cows and my dad is the same:mad:

    Farcical I know but your getting 12 c a kg qa bonus on top of factory price so there is a bit of an incentive.youll have another bb inspection once the dairy one cones into play and no bonus to be got if u pass and it'll cost u about 180 euro!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    whelan1 wrote: »
    have my bord bia inspections on tuesday- he does my dads herd and mine in 1 visit- totally farcical as all i send to factory is cull cows and my dad is the same:mad:


    my fellow showed me a few pointers that would fail the incoming dairy inspection, we had passed a co op inspection just before and had an unannounced cross compliance shortly after wards with no issues, but bord bia wants a bit more




    @ paddysdream ... great post


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 sbell2205


    Thank you paddysdream, this is an excellent reply, After reading the post i will be able to nail him with questions, will be interesting to see what reply he comes back with, and only being a small class he will have no choice but to answer..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭JohnBoy


    blue5000 wrote: »
    Earlier this year year after all irish boars had been geno-typed (dna tested) it was found out that a lot of pork products which were labelled as Irish, weren't actually Irish. What have they done about it?

    Nothing, nor will they. they knew when admitting these products/companies that they did not use 100% irish pork in their irish bacon products.

    I remember some galtee products being left on the shelf after pork was withdrawn with the dioxin scare.

    did not go down well in mitchelstown with the recently closed pig factory!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    JohnBoy wrote: »
    Nothing, nor will they. they knew when admitting these products/companies that they did not use 100% irish pork in their irish bacon products.

    I remember some galtee products being left on the shelf after pork was withdrawn with the dioxin scare.

    did not go down well in mitchelstown with the recently closed pig factory!

    Yes thats all fine and dandy but do we complain when our beef is sold to places like Sweden etc. and labeled as being from there as it would have been processed(cut up and repackaged) there.

    If we want to complain about labeling,country of origion etc then lets remember that an amount of our beef(and I assume lamb) is sold to customers who buy it on the understanding (both theirs and the sellers)that it will be sold as produce of whatever country it ends up being packaged in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭paddysdream


    sbell2205 wrote: »
    Thank you paddysdream, this is an excellent reply, After reading the post i will be able to nail him with questions, will be interesting to see what reply he comes back with, and only being a small class he will have no choice but to answer..

    Make sure and come back here and tell us what words of wisdom he imparted to the people who ,in a few short years,we will be sending out into the big world to try and sell (sand?) to the arabs and others.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    I know it's an old thread but it was titled Bord Bia.
    Anyway I was talking to dept inspector at a meeting a few nights ago.
    I mentioned the Bord Bia signs you have to put up, you know the ones with this is a food producing premises etc. These signs have a space on the bottom for you to put your phone no on.
    I asked her do you have to put your phone no on it and she said no, that there's new signs coming out without the phone number.
    She said the IFA were in discussions with them about it and everyone agreed that it is too dangerous to be putting your phone number on the sign especially for old people on their own, who'd be too trusting etc.
    Anyway your all informed now.:p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,219 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    I got the sign from magenta no room for a number and bord bia man said he hadn't seen that type before


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭pedigree 6


    whelan2 wrote: »
    I got the sign from magenta no room for a number and bord bia man said he hadn't seen that type before

    Well did the sign pass with him ok?
    There was another guy in the group with us and he said he just made a number up for his. The dept inspector was surprised that the sign with phone no. was still for sale. I bought mine a few months ago in a glanbia store.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,241 ✭✭✭✭Kovu


    whelan2 wrote: »
    I got the sign from magenta no room for a number and bord bia man said he hadn't seen that type before

    These are the ones Pedigree 6 is talking about-

    Sign 1
    Sign 2
    Sign 3


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭farmerjj


    I put my phone number on our one with permanent marker, faded away after a few weeks.bit pointless..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,219 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Here's my sign


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭leg wax


    i would not put up my phone number on a sign in the yard for anyone to see and ring to see am i around or can they rob the place.:eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,088 ✭✭✭farmerjj


    leg wax wrote: »
    i would not put up my phone number on a sign in the yard for anyone to see and ring to see am i around or can they rob the place.:eek:

    U don't have to tell them the truth! You won't burn in hell(I hope not)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    our sign has the number on it...but there's no phone signal where the sign is


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,275 ✭✭✭orm0nd




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