Pork crisis may force label change

TRACEABILITY of pork at slaughter and afterwards is on a basis of batch — which may be a day’s production.

Explaining why a total, rather than partial, pork recall was ordered after the discovery of dioxin contamination, Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith told the Dáil that when a pig is slaughtered and processed, the meat goes in many directions. The Irish identification system is in accordance with the EU regulations.

“Pigs are identified by farm of origin, they are not identified individually,” he said.