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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Irish milk supplies restricted amid dioxin-tainted feed scare
December 10, 2008 Irish milk supplies restricted amid dioxin-tainted feed scare       Milk supplies in Northern Ireland are restricted as the scope of the tainted animal feed scandal widens, said Health Minister Michael McGimpsey. A farm ha ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
EU wants UK explanation on dioxin-contamination issue
December 10, 2008 EU wants UK explanation on dioxin-contamination issue       The UK has to inform EU food safety regulators on what it will do about pork coming from Northern Irish farms that bought tainted animal feed from Ireland, accord ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
EU urges member states to test Irish meat after dioxin scare
December 9, 2008 EU urges member states to test Irish meat after dioxin scare       The European Commission urged member states on Monday (Dec 8, 2008) to check pork from Ireland after the dioxin-contamination case exploded. About 12 EU sta ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
China bans Irish pork imports following dioxin scare
December 9, 2008   China bans Irish pork imports following dioxin scare China on Monday (December 8) suspended the import of pork products from Ireland after the discovery of toxic chemicals in Irish pigs and announced increased inspections ...
Friday, September 5, 2008
Chile admits 4.5 percent of hog production affected by dioxins
September 5, 2008 Chile admits 4.5 percent of hog production affected by dioxins       About 4.5 percent of Chile's pork production has been affected by dioxins, according to Agriculture Minister Marigen Hornkohl. Following the admission, H ...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
South Korea discovers third dioxin-tainted Chilean pork package
August 20, 2008 South Korea discovers third dioxin-tainted Chilean pork package      South Korea has discovered a third package of dioxin-tainted Chilean pork, therefore quarantine inspections on all Chilean pork will stop temporarily, acco ...
Monday, August 18, 2008
More pork factories in Chile quarantined for dioxin traces
August 18, 2008 More pork factories in Chile quarantined for dioxin traces Chile's Health Ministry quarantined four more pork factories last week after Canadian health officials confirmed high levels of the carcinogenic chemical dioxin in t ...
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Chile shuts down six pork factories after dioxin scare
August 2, 2008 Chile shuts down six pork factories after dioxin scare Chile's Health Department said on Wednesday (July 30, 2008) it has quarantined six pork factories, blocking local sales or exports of their products, to investigate claim ...
Friday, November 30, 2007
Dutch pig feed contains too high levels of dioxin
November 30, 2007 Dutch pig feed contains too high levels of dioxin German authorities detected too high level of dioxin in pig feed from Netherlands, according to European 'rapid alert system for food and feed'. The Dutch pig feed containe ...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
USDA to begin study on dioxin levels in US meat
August 22, 2007 USDA to begin study on dioxin levels in US meat The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will begin conducting its Dioxin 08 survey next month.  The study, to be conducted 4 September, 2007, would be held in conj ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
South Korea's quarantine found no bone chips, dioxin in US beef imports
May 16, 2007 South Korea's quarantine found no bone chips, dioxin in US beef imports South Korea's agricultural quarantine service said Tuesday (May 15) that it has not found bone chips or higher-than-permissible levels of dioxins in US bee ...
Monday, February 12, 2007
Elevated dioxin levels found in Canadian milk farm
February 12, 2007 Elevated dioxin levels found in Canadian milk farm Milk elevated with dioxin levels found at two Fraser Valley diary farms in Canada have prompted a province-wide order to change how feed is stored in farms with bins made ...
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Taiwan group urges stricter regulation of dioxin
January 18, 2007 Taiwan group urges stricter regulation of dioxin   The Taiwanese government has sought to enforce stricter regulations to check the levels of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in fresh milk, said a Taiwan-based environmental ...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Dioxine in US beef may not affect trade with South Korea
December 26, 2006 Dioxine in US beef may not affect trade with South Korea South Korea has ruled out the possibility of banning US beef imports even after discovering excessive traces of dioxine, a government official said. Lee Sang-kil, he ...
Friday, December 22, 2006
South Korea finds excessive dioxin in US beef
December 22, 2006 South Korea finds excessive dioxin in US beef South Korea said it found excessive traces of dioxin in a US beef shipment it had returned, but does not plan to ban imports, an agriculture ministry official said Friday, Dec ...

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