Retailers telling porkies to be named and shamed

Retailers who label imported pork products as Irish are to be named and shamed as part of a crackdown by agri-food groups.

The IFA and Bord Bia have enlisted DNA firm Identigen to test rashers, sausages, and cooked ham, to trace the genetic fingerprint of any suspected pork imports against a national “boar” database.

Ten experts have begun sampling products from supermarkets, butchers, and restaurants.