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Irish Pork Recall Extends Across the Pond to the States.
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by Alida Antonia Cornelius | December 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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Irish Pork Recall Expands Across the Pond to the USA.
Dec. 15, 2008
Alida Antonia Cornelius
The recent pork recall in Ireland due to contamination of the feed with dioxin from a supposed oil leak during the processing stage has now been expanded from Ireland to the European Union to the United States.
(Why are we importing pork, anyway?)
Here are the news releases by the USA Dept. of Agriculture.
I just received the news today, but this one is dated December 11th.
Why did it take 4 days for me to get this?
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Massachusetts Firm Recalls Fresh Pork Products Due To Possible Dioxin Contamination |
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Recall ReleaseCLASS II RECALLFSIS-RC-050-2008HEALTH RISK: LOW Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Roger Sockman WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2008 - Dawn International, an Acton, Mass., establishment, is recalling approximately 33,880 pounds of fresh pork products that may be contaminated with dioxins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. FSIS was notified by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) that routine surveillance tests indicated the presence of dioxin in pork products that were sent to multiple importers of record in the United States. FSIS believes the probability of adverse health effects related to consumption of these pork products to be low, and concurs with the conclusions of a risk assessment conducted by FSAI. The products subject to recall include: [View Labels] 30-pound cartons of "DAWN PORK & BACON, PORK LOIN BACK RIBS, PRODUCT OF REPUBLIC OF IRELAND." The shipping label bears the Irish mark of inspection "IRELAND 332 EC." The pork products were produced in Ireland between Sept. 1 and Dec. 7, 2008, and were then exported to the United States. These products were shipped to distribution centers in Florida. Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact the Irish Embassy representative Dr. Clare Thorp at (202) 716-2369. |
You can go here to sign up for food alerts and news:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_050_2008_Release/index.asp
Here is the other notice of recalled pork from Ireland...it's in New York, folks...
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New York Firm Recalls Fresh Pork Products Due To Possible Dioxin Contamination |
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Recall ReleaseCLASS II RECALLFSIS-RC-049-2008HEALTH RISK: LOW Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Roger Sockman WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2008 - Tommy Moloney's Inc., a Long Island City, NY., establishment, is recalling approximately 4,041 pounds of fresh pork products that may be contaminated with dioxins, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. FSIS was notified by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) that routine surveillance tests indicated the presence of dioxin in pork products that were sent to multiple importers of record in the United States. FSIS believes the probability of adverse health effects related to consumption of these pork products to be low, and concurs with the conclusions of a risk assessment conducted by FSAI. The products subject to recall include: [View Label, PDF Only] 8-ounce packages of "Tommy Moloney's Traditional Irish Breakfast Bacon, Made from imported Irish Pork." The label bears the establishment number "EST. 33789" inside the U.S. mark of inspection as well as a "sell by" date between "Dec. 15, 2008" and "Jan. 31, 2009." The pork products were produced in Ireland between Sept. 1 and Dec. 7, 2008, and were then exported to the United States. These products were sent to retail stores in California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Virginia. Consumers and media with questions about the recall should contact company President Bill Colbert at (718) 326-2100. |
You can go to USA Dept. of Agriculture site here and read more recalls and sign up for alerts.....hey, you make your kid wear seatbelts, don't ya?
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_049_2008_Release/index.asp
May everyone have a nice New Years...just check out that pork for dioxins (or melamine, lol) before you eat your dinner.
Cheers!
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at 18:47 on December 16th, 2008
"(Why are we importing pork, anyway?)''
That is what I want to know.
at 10:22 on December 17th, 2008
I asked a friend, who is a cattle farmer, why the States import pork when we don't need to because we have all the pork we need to feed the people.
His reply to me was that "everyone imports and exports all meat products."
Maybe Ireland produces more than they need and therefore it's necessary for their economy...but why export it to a country who doesn't need it?
In these times when we need to be conserving fuel, this practice of importing meat we don't need, should be reviewed. And how can we inspect places and ensure the products are safe?
at 10:15 on December 17th, 2008
This should make the consumers angry. What is this with "health risk: low"? When you buy inspected meat from a reputable vendor, the risk should be nil.
at 10:27 on December 17th, 2008
In Kentucky, USA, today it was reported that because of budget problems, the state would not be able to do their inspections of half the coal mines. So, now, the mines don't have to worry about anyone checking to see if they are compliant.
The FDA is so totally underfunded....it's a joke. And the FDA is also in the pocket of big business lobbies....I know I am so hoping the new president elect will also make changes at the FDA. I pray for that to happen more than any change I would like to see in our government.