This whole horse meat saga, imported product, should never have happened.

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Domestic dairy production in China has struggled to keep pace with demanding growth and there was a preference for imported product, mainly from Australia, because it is considered safer after the 2008 scandal.

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The Food Safety Association of Ireland believes the horsemeat was introduced in blocks of frozen burger filler product imported from Poland.

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The meat was processed at the Silvercrest plant in County Monaghan and the Irish authorities have said the horse offcuts were contained in a frozen block of filler product imported from Poland.

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It allows certain specified goods to be imported for processing or incorporation into finished products at the rate of Customs duty that would be applicable to the finished product, that is, zero, instead of the rate for the imported goods.

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Recently, in connection with a review of in-bound shipments of the Galvanic Spa facial unit, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicated its belief that the product needed to be registered as a medical device before being imported.

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Dr Janusz Zwiazek has requested access to documents, product labelling and test sample results after Irish authorities concluded beef products imported from Poland were contaminated with horsemeat.

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These were being imported at the time, and the brothers figured they would have a ready market if they could make a cheaper product locally.

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