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ThePigSite Latest News
News from Chile
Monday, April 20, 2009
Japan Lifts Restrictions on Chilean Pork Export CHILE - Chilean pork has been allowed to be exported to Japan without restrictions starting Friday, the Agriculture Ministry said.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Chile Admits to Dioxin-Affected Hog Production CHILE - Only 4.5% of Chile’s pork production has been affected by dioxins. Agriculture Minister Marigen Hornkohl admitted to this and underlined the good quality and sanitary conditions of all meat production...
Monday, August 18, 2008
Chilean Pork Factories Quarantined CHILE - The Chilean Health Ministry quarantined four additional pork factories last Thursday after Canadian health officials confirmed high levels of the carcinogenic chemical dioxin in their pork meat...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Japan Suspends Chilean Pork Imports CHILE - Chile has called the Japanese ambassador in Santiago to express concern over Tokyo’s decision to suspend imports of Chilean pork allegedly for sanitary reasons.
Chile shuts down six pork plants in dioxin scare CHILE - The Health Department in Chile has quarantined six pork plants this week to investigate claims of high levels of dioxin in the meat after elevated levels were found in a shipment to South Kore...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Eruption Descends on 40,000 Abandoned Livestock CHILE - The Chaiten volcano in Southern Chile has blasted ash some 20 miles into the atmosphere, which has forced thousands to evacuate, leaving farm animals vulnerable to the toxic cloud.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Chileans eat more poultry and pork CHILE - The latest national meat consumption statistics in Chile reveal a 5% increase on 2005 meaning that it is now considered to be a developed country.
