Consumers warned not to eat Irish pork products
By David McKittrick, Ireland correspondent
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Consumers were today warned not to eat sausages, bacon and other pork products from Ireland after an outbreak of contamination plunged the country's agriculture into crisis.
Although safety agencies in both the UK and the Irish Republic issued assurances that any risk to health was minimal, they also warned consumers not to eat Irish pork, and advised shops and restaurants not to sell it.
This followed the discovery of illegal levels of dioxin, a chemical which can affect the health of those who are exposed to relatively high levels of it over long periods.
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