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OUTHOUSES AND SHEDS were searched today during a multi-agency investigation into illegal animal slaughter.
The Food Standards Agency said that the suspected illegal animal slaughter and meat cutting operations were discovered in the Newry and Mourne area.
The investigation is centred in the South Armagh area and the FSA is currently investigating which businesses have been supplied with meat from the plant.
Maria Jennings, Director of the FSA in Northern Ireland, said that the information they have tells them that meat was being produced illegally, without official hygiene checks.
She said that the FSA is working closely with the PSNI and all relevant authorities, including DARD and the district Council on this investigation.
The aim is “to stop further production at this plant and to protect the safety of the food chain”.
Police said that a number of premises are being searched and the Food Standards Agency is providing them with assistance.
It is understood that the investigation involves the searching of outhouses and sheds.
Chief Inspector Davy Beck, Area Commander for Newry and Mourne said that the investigation is at an early stage.
However he confirmed that the aim was to address agricultural crime and work with partner organisations to protect the safety of the food chain.
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Personally I read that as some council lads still want to be able to do favours for people by cranking planning while insisting on a strictly insane rules that force people to have tiny windows or that don’t let new buildings be new as in a new design rather than the big standard. Without the power sure they are no better than the rest of us, where’s the fun in that like.
@Peter: Maybe, but on the other side of the coin we have developers dictating planning decisions, and that can’t be good for anyone. There has to be a regulated middle ground.
@Boyne Sharky: don’t get me wrong, I think the whole process needs to be cleaned up and made simple and consistent all over the country. I have heard of people being told the house planned should be double the size while others only a mile away told to make it smaller. Currently the whole thing is based on what the planning officer likes basically which is completely insane.
How many councillors is this country can honestly say they have any expertise in urban/rural planning? Travel around any part of Ireland and you will see the consequences of this.Taclky throughfares in every city and developer led housing monstrosities everywhere to extract the greatest profit.
And they were doing such a grand job ……… !
Less brown envelopes for them. Disgusting
Farewell to Parish-Pump politics, and good riddance!
Clueless Councillors now worried they won’t be able to sort out their local friends and relatives by green-lighting dodgy developments or by blocking necessary planning permissions. No more boring white bungalows with awful columns blighting the countryside.
People seem to be jumping on the councilors side of things here. Probably correctly so. But do we really want developers to be able to build what they want where they want it?
They sold their souls 20 years ago, for more money and increased pension benifits, Cant have it both ways, Whole system needs major overhaul, not what you know, But Who ??.
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