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26/01/2010

Anna Hill reports on a new drug for better-tasting pork. The need for it is apparently being driven by consumers who are turned off by bore taint.

News and issues in rural Britain.

Anna Hill reports on a new drug for better-tasting pork. The need for it is apparently being driven by consumers who are turned off by bore taint, which gives an unpleasant taste and smell to pork. But the agency which runs the Red Tractor quality assurance scheme in the UK has warned farmers who use it here that they won't be allowed to remain in the scheme.

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Tue 26 Jan 2010 05:45

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  • Tue 26 Jan 2010 05:45

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