Pork meat traceability system ‘flawed’

THE traceability system for pork meat is flawed and exposed taxpayers to an excessive bill from last year’s dioxin crisis, an Oireachtas committee has said.

The Agriculture Committee has published its report on the contamination of pork products and criticised the inspection regime as well as budget proposals, which it said would compromise the effectiveness of the Food Safety Authority.

Committee chairman Johnny Brady TD said the system had failed consumers and farmers alike.