Tainted Irish Pig Feed Plant Never Inspected

The Irish pig feed factory at the centre of December’s dioxin scare had never been inspected by the local council since it got its operating licence in 2005, according to the Irish Examiner.

Although the Millstream plant carried out a self-assessment report on an annual basis, no inspectors were sent in because it was considered low risk. An inspection scheduled for 2008 under the council’s Environmental Inspection Plan was not carried out due to lack of resources, the newspaper says.