Previous Monday, suspicions were first raised over Irish pork meat when routine test were being taken. On a number of pig farms in Ireland, a very high level of dioxins were found in the pork meat. It is said that this was caused by a high level of dioxins in the park’s feed. dioxins are formed during combusting processes but it is still unknown how this high level of dioxins got in the pork’s feed. Long term exposure to dioxins can lead to serious health-problems, including cancer. The food safety authority demanded that every pork meat produced in the Irish republic after the first of September should be destroyed. This includes Bacon, ham, sausages, white pudding and pizzas with ham toppings. These precautions were taken out of safety. The UK's Food Standards Agency said it did not believe that UK consumers faced any "significant risk". Although, they are still waiting to hear if any of the contaminated food had been exported to the UK.
The same optimism holds true for the Irish republic. It is said that we should not panic and that anyone who has eaten pork meat did not need to seek medical help.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7769391.stm
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Threats like these are very dangerous I think. Meat is being produced on such a great scale these days that a contamination can spread very easily. Before you know it half of the country could have been eating the contaminated food. Therefore I think that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland did a good job on recalling all the meat. Precautions like these are important. Maybe they exaggerate a little bit but that would be a lot better than to keep it quiet and to eventually discover that a lot of people faced serious health problems because of the contaminated meat. It seems that the threat for the UK is very small but it’s still important that preliminary actions are being taken.
It is odd though that it is still unclear how the pork’s feed got contaminated. Isn’t the feed properly checked before given to the pork? If it is not, it should be…
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I just heard the news on the Dutch television. I think the Food Safety Authority of Ireland did a good job to take precautions. The contaminated meat is an unfavourable time for the pig farmers in Ireland entirely just a weeks before the public holidays. Hopefully the harm will remain limited.
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