Hamming it Up for Ireland

Disturbing news (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7770476.stm) that pork and pork products from Eire and Northern Ireland that have been exported to more than 25 countries have been recalled because they contain dangerously high levels of carcinogenic dioxins. This concentration of banned chemicals appears to have arisen by feeding the pigs with pig meal from a single company. The pig meal (partially derived from 'recycled' human foods -we apparently still waste around 40% of food that we buy) appears to have been contaminated with oils. Although it is claimed that the human health risk is 'low' (unless one feeds on the meat for an extended period), the event is likely to have a devastating impact on the sales of meat from both sections of Ireland. It again shows the dangers inherent in processing animal feed (remember BSE or 'mad cow' disease?) without the most stringent of quality controls.
UPDATE (09/12/2008) Some of the suspect feed appears to have been fed to cows (including one dairy herd) but the beef is apparently said to be safe for human consumption.
UPDATE 2 (11-12/12/2008) The contamination was potentially linked to illegally modified diesel fuel and (following an 'all clear') bacon from the affected farms was returned to the supermarket shelves!