Little Piggies Were Full Of Dioxins !!

All Irish pork products manufactured and sold since September 2008 are being recalled over fears of contamination by harmful toxins, the government says.

Dioxins were found in slaughtered pigs, prompting the alert to withdraw or destroy Irish pork sold across Ireland and the UK since that date.

The animals are thought to have been infected by animal feed contaminated with a banned substance.

Movement of pigs on 10 farms in Ireland has been restricted.

About 7,000 people are employed in the pig industry there, including about 1,200 on farms. Almost 500 farmers produce 3.6 million pigs annually, according to the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Agency.

The industry exports approximately 60% of its production and is worth more than 250m euros (£216m) a year.

A government statement said laboratory results of animal feed and pork fat samples confirmed the presence of dioxins - contaminants that may be formed during combustion processes and can be present in industrial wastes.

"Consequently, the FSAI is requiring the food industry to recall from the market all Irish pork products produced from pigs slaughtered in Ireland," it said.

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