P J Sheehan (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

In the Minister's speech to the House he said, "At 3.40 p.m. on Saturday, 6 September, the Central Science Laboratory in York confirmed the presence of dioxins in the pork fat samples and the decision was taken immediately that all Irish pork products from pigs slaughtered since 1 September should be recalled". When did the Minister get the results of that laboratory testing in York? The notice was issued at 3.40 p.m. Was it issued from York? Is the Minister confident that this is the only one of the 45 registered food business operators that was using this oil for drying purposes?

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