ALL Irish pork imports here have 'so far' tested clean for dioxins, said the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) on Wednesday.

This is based on checks conducted when the pork first arrived in Singapore. The AVA does regular testing of imported meat and meat products for contaminants such as dioxins, antibiotics, pesticides, E coli, and salmonella.

On why AVA still ordered a recall and ban on Irish pork on Sunday, its spokesman Goh Shih Yong said it a precautionary move.