Rendering in store for recalled produce

FOOD business operators had to either return recalled pork products to suppliers, or arranged to have it collected for disposal as “animal by-products”.

Contaminated goods in shops were to be returned to the processor of origin.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended ultimate disposal by rendering of pork in the commercial chain and on farms. The four facilities licensed and permitted to render the material are: College Proteins, Premier Proteins, Dublin Products and Waterford Proteins.