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Irish pigs in food health scare Ireland issues pork health alert
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Movement of pigs on ten farms in the Republic has been restricted following a health scare. All Irish pork products manufactured and sold since September 2008 are being recalled over fears of contamination by harmful toxins, the government says.
First reports indicated the animals were contaminated by animal feed. Chemicals were found in slaughtered pigs, prompting the alert to withdraw or destroy Irish pork sold across Ireland and the UK since that date.
The Irish government's agriculture department and Food Safety Authority are investigating the discovery of a toxic substance in slaughtered animals. The animals are thought to have been infected by animal feed contaminated with a banned substance.
Irish Department of Agriculture officials have spent much of Saturday afternoon holding meetings with experts. Movement of pigs on 10 farms in Ireland has been restricted.