Livestock & Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Northern Ireland Executive.[3] It promotes the red meat sector and markets the Protected Geographical Indication Comber New Potatoes, Armagh Bramley Apples, Lough Neagh Eels, Lough Neagh Pollan, Irish Cream, Irish Poteen, Irish Whiskey, Irish Grass-Fed Beef brands.[4]
It was set up in 1967 to provide assurance to industry and consumers that animals produced for the food chain met certain standards.[2][5]
See also
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
- Quality Meat Scotland
- Meat Promotion Wales
External links
References
- Members of the Board Livestock & Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, retrieved 2024-07-11^
- Our Staff Livestock & Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, retrieved 2024-07-11^
- Livestock & Meat Commission NI Direct, 13 October 2015, retrieved 2024-07-11^
- NI beef farmers to benefit from all-Ireland protected status BBC, 2023-11-15, retrieved 2024-07-11^
- Northern Ireland Parliament. Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 legislation.gov.uk, National Archives, 1967-08-01, retrieved 2024-07-11^