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Irish pork has not been distributed to the CR, neither through retail chains
12/09/2008The National Contact point for the Rapid Alert system for Food and Feed in the CR, which runs within the Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority, obtained first information on the case of Irish pork meat contaminated by dioxins on Friday afternoon. Further notifications followed during weekend. CAFIA distributed information to all RASFF members in the CR, e.g. to Public Health Protection Authorities, the State Veterinary Administration, the Ministry of Agriculture, the General Directorate of the Customs etc.
Through RASFF, all EU countries also obtained a list of all supplies of pork meat distributed outside Ireland which could be potentially dangerous. The European Commission subsequently recommended detaining these supplies and subjecting them to tests on content of dioxin. Czech Republic is not on the list, i.e. no contaminated meat is supposed to have been distributed from Ireland to the Czech Republic.
In spite of the mentioned above, even during weekend CAFIA checked whether manufactured Irish pork packaged outside the CR could get on the Czech market through retail chains. This suspicion has not been confirmed up to the present time. However, CAFIA pays higher attention to this case and examines the origin of meat and meat products in retails. In case of suspicion, samples will be sent to the laboratory in order to determine the content of dioxins. CAFIA closely cooperates with other supervisory authorities during this case.
Through RASFF, all EU countries also obtained a list of all supplies of pork meat distributed outside Ireland which could be potentially dangerous. The European Commission subsequently recommended detaining these supplies and subjecting them to tests on content of dioxin. Czech Republic is not on the list, i.e. no contaminated meat is supposed to have been distributed from Ireland to the Czech Republic.
In spite of the mentioned above, even during weekend CAFIA checked whether manufactured Irish pork packaged outside the CR could get on the Czech market through retail chains. This suspicion has not been confirmed up to the present time. However, CAFIA pays higher attention to this case and examines the origin of meat and meat products in retails. In case of suspicion, samples will be sent to the laboratory in order to determine the content of dioxins. CAFIA closely cooperates with other supervisory authorities during this case.
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