irish pork contaminated

sistercas

I have just read an article re: irish pork saying it is contaminated with cancer causing properties and is being recalled. if you have any in your house it advises that it is destroyed.
here is the link: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1207/breaking1.html?via=mr
I have looked at the ham and sausages i have in the fridge and it says 'meat from the EU' what does that mean ? do I have to throw them away?

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It appears to have been contaminated since sept 1st. So why has it been covered up?

bandraoi

It hasn't, it just took time to come to light.

geordie_joe

sistercas wrote: »

I have looked at the ham and sausages i have in the fridge and it says 'meat from the EU' what does that mean ? do I have to throw them away?

I wouldn't throw them away, you'd probably have to eat them for decades before you had "an increased risk of cancer"

meanmarie

We have been advised to bin all pork products bought since 1st September, so that is what I have done...apparently the risk of harm is very small but just in case that is the advice until a full investigation takes place...there are farms both in NI and the Republic which have used pig feed which has been classed as having oil which is not proper for human consumption...allegedly the crisis may be over in days so I am sure all farmers are hoping that it will not have many repercussions on the Christmas trade...they have had too many problems of late

Marie

EssexHebridean

This is where I am grateful that we have, for some time now, bought our pork directly from the farm. There is a lot to be said for traceability. Here's hoping that people haven;t lost too much from their freezers etc.

geordie_joe

meanmarie wrote: »

We have been advised to bin all pork products bought since 1st September, so that is what I have done...

I think that is going a bit too far. They are just trying to cover themselves in case someone gets ill and tries to blame it on the pork.

D&DD

Tesco have said they don't stock Irish pork products (think read it on BBC news site) I'll have a dig on the FSA site they may have more info on there
http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2008/dec/pork

MWH

D&DD wrote: »

Tesco have said they don't stock Irish pork products (think read it on BBC news site) I'll have a dig on the FSA site they may have more info on there
http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2008/dec/pork

From the BBC Website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7770476.stm

Lidl: removed 'own-brand' black pudding and pork belly products
Asda: removed all Irish-sourced pork products
Tesco: removed own-brand pork, bacon and sausages
Waitrose: precautionary removal of Paul Rankin branded sausages
Sainsbury's: no Irish pork used in fresh meat ranges.


I spotted the same article on the BBC site about Tesco, I think it was that they do not use fresh Irish pork, hence that it may be in sausages and the like that have processed meat.

welshsue

Morrisons have removed all fresh pork from display and only sell local pork now. Still investigating for frozen pork products. Don't throw anything away they are saying return to store for full refund.

Takana

MWH wrote: »

Sainsbury's: no Irish pork used in fresh meat ranges.

I only work in the cafe at Sainsbury's so don't really know what goes on on the shop floor but we don't seem to have been bothered by this at all. I think most, if not all, of our fresh meat is British now, but I don't about the processed or frozen stuff. Also, the cafe only uses UK meat too had a couple of customers ask me that today.