| Contaminated Irish Beef Not In Food Chain |
| Written by Erika Fredrickson | |
| Friday, 19 December 2008 | |
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A recent scare regarding contaminated pork in Ireland propelled a recall from 21 countries worldwide. Over a week ago, contamination of Irish beef also blew up in the news when cow feed infected by cancer-causing dioxins was supplied to farms. It all came from unlicensed oil used in the processing of feed breadcrumbs, and it was reported that the dioxin levels in beef where 2 to 3 times above safe limits. Well, it turns out the dioxin levels are 100 to 400 times higher than legal limits. Still, European food experts are saying that only 21 cattle farms for sure used the feed and none of the beef went into the food chain, and 30 suspected cattle farms have been publicly cleared for slaughter. In other words, the dioxins were at high levels but they won't be affecting the public. As usual, it's still a little scary... Sources: Telegraph.co.uk, AP
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