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Feral pig spread worries agriculture dept
The Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food says it is concerned by the spreading of feral pig populations across areas of the great…
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Farmers at centre of pork scare to get 8m euros compensation
The 10 farmers at the centre of the pork contamination crisis are to receive €8m from the taxpayers to compensate them for the loss of their stock.
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EC unveils storage aid plan for pork producers
The European Commission today proposed the establishment a private storage aid scheme to alleviate Irish pigmeat producers affected by the recall on…
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Irish pork industry welcomes 158m pound rescue fund
A 180 million euro (£158 million) fund to revive the Irish pork industry after it was crippled by a food safety scare has been welcomed by farmers…
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Irish pork scandal adds weight to campaign for real food
"This latest food scandal affecting the Irish pig industry simply highlights yet again the problems of industrialised food production. We should…
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Germany Pulls Irish Pork From Shelves Amid Toxins Scare
Germany ordered Irish pork pulled from the market Sunday after Dublin said it was recalling all pork products due to the discovery of a toxic…
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Poisonous meat has reached Sweden
The Swedish National Food Administration is investigating how much Irish pork that has reached the Swedish market. A couple of days ago Irish…
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Countries ban Irish pork in toxin scare
Authorities across Europe and Asia rushed to pull Irish pork from store shelves or ban imports Monday as the European Commission said a score of…
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New scare leaves Ulster pig farmers facing ruin
Leading Ulster pig farmers have warned that if the current situation was to last for even a few more days it would have a crippling effect on pig…
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Irish pork contamination probed
Police in the Irish Republic have been called in to investigate how pigs in the country came to be contaminated with potentially harmful dioxins. The…
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