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Friday, January 9, 2009
Thermo Fisher scientific solutions suited for dioxin analysis
January 9, 2009 Thermo Fisher scientific solutions suited for dioxin analysis Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., an international company serving science, announced that its high-resolution gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC/MS) solutions ...
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Spain's feed ingredient tainted with dioxin
January 8, 2009 Spain's feed ingredient tainted with dioxin                    The Netherlands and France have discovered dioxin in a natural pigment that came from Spain. The contamination was detected through the Rapid Alert System on Dec ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Dioxin oil sent for analysis in German lab
December 23, 2008 Dioxin oil sent for analysis in German lab       The oil thought to have contaminated pig feed with dioxin has been sent to a laboratory in Germany for analysis. The contaminated pig feed was thought to have tainted Irish ...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Irish beef found containing more dioxin than expected
December 19, 2008 Irish beef found containing more dioxin than expected     Lab tests on cattle at four Irish farms have found dioxin levels 100-400 times higher than legal limits, way higher than initially thought, according to the Food Sa ...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Ireland to cull pigs on dioxin contamination issue
December 17, 2008 Ireland to cull pigs on dioxin contamination issue               The Irish government has announced plans to slaughter about 100,000 pigs on the nine farms deemed to pose a threat to consumer health. While culling compensa ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
South Africa bans all EU meat and dairy on dioxin scare
December 16, 2008 South Africa bans all EU meat and dairy on dioxin scare     South Africa has imposed a ban on all EU meat and dairy products following the dioxin-tainted pork scandal. The ban, which also includes the suspension of edible ...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Irish firms in US recalling dioxin-tainted pork
December 16, 2008 Irish firms in US recalling dioxin-tainted pork     Three Irish firms in the US are recalling pork products suspected of dioxin-contamination, after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland informed the US Food Safety and Insp ...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Scotland promotes safe pork label on dioxin scare
December 15, 2008 Scotland promotes safe pork label on dioxin scare Scotland's meat promotion body has sent extra staff to retail outlets to promote safe pork label and ensure Scottish pork sales are not affected by the dioxin scare. Qualit ...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Romania's meat sales plunge on dioxin scare
December 15, 2008 Romania's meat sales plunge on dioxin scare        Romania's meat sales have dropped sharply due to the presence of dioxin-tainted meat in the market, according to Florin Minea, president of the Romanian Association of Mea ...
Friday, December 12, 2008
EU proposes scheme to help Irish pig farmers in dioxin crisis
December 12, 2008 EU proposes scheme to help Irish pig farmers in dioxin crisis                          The European Commission Thursday (December 11) proposed a scheme to help Irish pig farmers who have been hard hit by revelations of dio ...
Friday, December 12, 2008
Ireland reauthorizes pig slaughter after dioxin scare
December 12, 2008 Ireland reauthorizes pig slaughter after dioxin scare                   Ireland has reauthorized the slaughtering of pigs in the wake of a dioxin scare after an agreement signed Thursday (December 11) morning between the g ...
Friday, December 12, 2008
Bulgaria to destroy Irish pork on dioxin scare
December 12, 2008 Bulgaria to destroy Irish pork on dioxin scare             Bulgaria will destroy 61.4 tonnes of raw Irish pork after the EU orders the destruction of any Irish pork produced after September 1, according to the veterinary a ...
Friday, December 12, 2008
South Korea to tighten dioxin checks on imported pork byproducts
December 12, 2008 South Korea to tighten dioxin checks on imported pork byproducts            South Korea will check all imports of pork byproducts for dioxin following the recent discovery of the cancerous substance in Irish meat, accordin ...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Irish pig farmers want plants reopened after dioxin scare
December 11, 2008    Irish pig farmers want plants reopened after dioxin scare       Hundreds of Irish pork farmers affected by a dioxin scare warned Wednesday (December 10) they faced ruin unless processing plants are immediately reopened, ...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
EU food safety agency says dioxin risks in Irish pork minimal
December 11, 2008   EU food safety agency says dioxin risks in Irish pork minimal     The risk for human health from eating contaminated Irish pork is minimal, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said Wednesday (December 10). Respondi ...

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