Irish pork and dioxins: an update
Today has seen many developments in the investigations into the contamination of Irish pork products with dioxins. I have posted a number of posts including the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) statement, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) statement and the initial review that I posted first thing today.
The Guardian reports that Michelle Gildernew, the North's agriculture minister, confirmed that restrictions had been placed on the farms, which were identified by her department's electronic monitoring system. She said "To date, nine farms in the north have been identified as having used the contaminated feed."There is obviously a large amount of north-south movement of these products in Ireland and we need to carefully consider the way ahead."
The FSAI Statement said that "It is now considered that the profile of dioxins found is similar to those found in electronic transformer oils". Further investigations will be undertaken by the authorities to determine the exact nature of the source of contamination.
The Guardian reports that Michelle Gildernew, the North's agriculture minister, confirmed that restrictions had been placed on the farms, which were identified by her department's electronic monitoring system. She said "To date, nine farms in the north have been identified as having used the contaminated feed."There is obviously a large amount of north-south movement of these products in Ireland and we need to carefully consider the way ahead."
The FSAI Statement said that "It is now considered that the profile of dioxins found is similar to those found in electronic transformer oils". Further investigations will be undertaken by the authorities to determine the exact nature of the source of contamination.
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