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UK FSA criticised over Irish pork dioxin crisis

20-Jul-2009 - UK FSA criticised over Irish pork dioxin crisis ... The UK Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) handling the Irish pork dioxin incident last year has come ... The UK Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) handling the Irish pork dioxin incident last year has come ... levels of dioxins had been found in pork of Irish origin. And it was not just meat producers ... dioxin, pork, Food Standards Agency

Dioxins in food chain linked to breastfeeding problems

10-Jun-2009 - Dioxins in food chain linked to breastfeeding problems ... Dioxin exposure through the food chain during pregnancy could explain why some women have trouble ... Dioxin exposure through the food chain during pregnancy could explain why some women have trouble ... pregnancy." The group said that most people are exposed to dioxins through diet. The majority of dioxins are generated by the incineration of municipal and medical waste – especially certain plastics ... dioxin, food chain

Irish food safety system condemned after pork dioxin scandal

29-May-2009 - Irish food safety system condemned after pork dioxin scandal ... in the wake of the dioxin contamination of Irish pork products at the end of last year which cost the domestic is because of this significance that the Committee decided to undertake this investigation into the dioxin ... dioxin, pork, safety

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Irish dioxin report to recommend policy U-turn

09-Mar-2009 - Irish dioxin report to recommend policy U-turn ... A draft report from the Irish Parliament’s joint agriculture committee on last autumn’s dioxin ... A draft report from the Irish Parliament’s joint agriculture committee on last autumn’s dioxin

Weekly comment

Nut so good - tainted US food system needs revamping

02-Feb-2009 - the Irish pork dioxin crisis in December with a mandatory recall of all pork products putting consumer

Ready meal ingredient origin labelling unworkable, FDF

07-Jan-2009 - of origin on meat products. Benn, speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, said that the Irish dioxin

2008 round up: most popular food safety stories

23-Dec-2008 - testing of the food chain earlier this month found pig feed tainted with toxic dioxins and the Irish ... Dioxins, MAP, E. coli, HACCP

External team to review EFSA opinions

22-Dec-2008 - of sunflower oil, the discover of melamine in imported Chinese milk products and of dioxins in Irish pork

Beef analysis results show high dioxin levels

19-Dec-2008 - Beef analysis results show high dioxin levels ... Four beef samples from Irish farms using contaminated feed have higher levels of dioxins than ... Four beef samples from Irish farms using contaminated feed have higher levels of dioxins than ... it received following analysis of the samples by a UK laboratory, and reported that the dioxin levels detected to cover losses by processors and farmers arising out of Irish pork dioxin crisis and to enable companies ... Dioxin, pork, beef, EFSA

Fund enables pork producers to get back to work

11-Dec-2008 - dioxin crisis will enable companies to recommence slaughtering and processing. ... dioxin crisis will enable companies to recommence slaughtering and processing. ... the dioxin contamination first became public knowledge, should make it easier for the Irish pork industry to provide scientific assistance on the risks for human health related to the possible presence of dioxins ... Pork, dioxin, contamination

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Gallani appointed FDF director, food science and safety

21-Oct-2009 - Commission to work on dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in food. She has also held positions at the European

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EPAX builds its house on low-oxidant fish oils

22-Sep-2009 - . These, it says, have a higher content of environmental toxins such as dioxin and PCB, and lower Omega-3

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Irish pork: Bringing home the bacon on food safety

10-Dec-2008 - The detection of high dioxin levels in pork has been met by murmurs of ‘here we go again to check. And in the case of dioxins, that is crucial, since it is long term exposure to high ... pork, dioxins, food safety

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Food makers to stay on the alert for contaminated guar gum

09-Oct-2008 - authorities detect unacceptable levels of toxic dioxins in a border batch. ... authorities detect unacceptable levels of toxic dioxins in a border batch. ... supplies of guar gum hailing from India following the discovery of high dioxin levels. The dioxins were

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More fish during pregnancy boosts child development: Study

22-Sep-2008 - , such as methyl mercury, dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs), have pushed some in academia and industry

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Authorities play down Italian cheese scandal fears

10-Sep-2008 - mozzarella products due to fears over carcinogenic dioxin contamination in milk used for their formulation ... spoilt cheese, Italy, dioxin

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Omega-3-rich fish linked to better hearts in Japan

30-Jul-2008 - . Pollution concerns The risk of pollutants from oily fish, such a methyl mercury, dioxins

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Omega-3 and bipolar disorders: Jurys still out

24-Apr-2008 - pollutants from oily fish, such a methyl mercury, dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs), since most

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Maternal omega-3 again linked to children's coordination

11-Apr-2008 - , such as methyl mercury, dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs), have pushed some academia and industry

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Italy avoids EU Mozzarella ban

28-Mar-2008 - in the Campania region that has been linked to contamination of carcinogenic dioxins within some of the country measures to clamp down on any further potential dioxin outbreaks. "[We have ... Mozzarella, contamination, dioxins

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