SINGAPORE: Singapore has suspended the import and
sale of all pork and pork products from Ireland with immediate
effect.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority's (AVA) decision comes after
the Irish government recalled all Irish pork products following the
presence of dioxins in samples tested by Irish authorities. Dioxins
are environmental contaminants.
Singapore importers and retailers have been instructed to recall
the products from the market immediately.
Consumers who have bought pork products from Ireland are advised to
discard them.
AVA
said the total import of Irish pork and pork products in the last
three months was 516 tonnes.
Consumers who have any queries can call the AVA hotline at
1800-226-2250 during office hours.
- CNA/so
Will pork prices go
up? SGD is
depreciating against the USD. Inflation eating us..