We at Sextons would like to confirm we do not and never have used Irish Pork in our range of pies and savouries.
We have always used the finest British Pork sourced for us by a well reputed wholesale butcher.
We are proud of our policy of always using the finest ingredients in our products, we hope you see how this policy also ensures you, the customer, are not put at risk by the use of inferior ingredients to cut costs, thus reducing quality.
We will leave that to the large retailers and manufacturers, I hope that gives you 'Food for Thought' !
Below are details of the latest 'Food Scare'
Recall of Irish pork
Tuesday 9 December 2008
The FSA has today published a list of the meat processors in the Republic of Ireland affected by the pork incident and also meat companies in England that have received pork products from these companies. The risk to consumer health from these pork products remains very low, as the Chief Scientist highlights in his recent blog (see link below).
The Agency has been working since late Saturday 6 December to gather information to identify both the processors and the companies involved. To date, five processing plants in the Republic of Ireland that have received the contaminated pork have been identified. In addition, 12 processing plants in Northern Ireland have been identified as potentially receiving contaminated pork from the Republic of Ireland and investigations are ongoing. It has been confirmed that no pigs in Northern Ireland have been fed contaminated feed.
The FSA has been in regular communication with local authorities, and has today formally issued a Food Alert for Action.
As new information becomes available regarding traceability, the Agency will issue an updated food alert.
There is generally good traceability in the UK food supply chain. Most major retailers and caterers have already traced their products and removed any affected products. We've asked retailers to work with us to agree a date this week when we will be able to say with certainty that consumers can now buy Irish pork unaffected by contaminated feed.
For the time being, shops, manufacturers and caterers that can trace the origin of their products, whether they be meat joints or ingredients of mixed products such as sausages, directly to a farm that is unaffected by the contaminated feed, are able to continue selling their products.
If consumers have any doubts or concerns about the source of any pork products they have bought, they should contact the shop at which they bought them.
If there is a problem with a food product that means it should not be sold, then it might be 'withdrawn' (taken off the shelves) or 'recalled' (when customers are asked to return the product). Food alerts are the FSA's way of letting local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, providing details of specific action to be taken. They are issued under two categories:
- Food Alerts: for Action
- Food Alerts: for Information