Dog3 wrote:
> I'll never look at pork chops the same way.
>
> Michael
>
> 'Human meat' alert at pig farm
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3500890.stm
>
> Officials in western Canada have warned that meat from a pig farm owned by
> an accused serial killer may have been contaminated with human remains.
> British Columbia health officials issued an alert urging anyone who may
> have meat from Robert Pickton's farm near Vancouver to contact police.
>
> Mr Pickton, 54, has been charged with 15 murders of women, most of whom
> were linked to Vancouver's sex trade.
>
> Police say they have found the remains of more than 20 women at the farm.
>
>
> Police stress they have no proof that any remains were mixed in with meat
> from the farm, but they admit they are now investigating the possibility,
> the BBC's Ian Gunn in Vancouver reports.
>
> It is the first time officials have confirmed what has been widely rumoured
> here, he adds.
>
> Low risk
>
> "Given the state of the farm, and what we know about the investigation, we
> cannot rule out the possibility that cross-contamination may have
> occurred," British Columbia Health Officer Perry Kendall said in Victoria.
>
> "Cross-contamination could mean that human remains did get into or
> contaminate some of the pork meat," Mr Kendall added.
>
> "The risk to human health for those who consumed the products is extremely
> remote, based on the fact most pork products are typically well-cooked,
> which is known to effectively destroy most infectious agents," local health
> authorities said in a statement.
>
> Officials also stressed that the farm's pig slaughtering operation was not
> officially licensed and Mr Pickton did not sell processed meat to retail
> outlets.
>
> "There is no evidence we are dealing with anything other than a very
> specific localised issue, with a specific number of local people," said
> Catherine Galliford of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
>
> Instead, police said the meat was sold directly from the farm until it was
> shut down in 2002.
>
> Strict court order
>
> Police raided Mr Pickton's farm in February 2002 and said they had found
> the remains of more than 20 women.
>
> Mr Pickton was officially charged with 15 murders, but more charges are
> widely expected, our correspondent says.
>
> The victims were among more than 60 prostitutes who have disappeared from
> the Vancouver area over the past two decades.
>
> The latest development provides a rare glimpse into the grisly details of
> the case, which is covered by a strict court order that prevents details
> from being made public until Mr Pickton's trial begins later this year or
> in 2005, our correspondent says.
>
> If found guilty, Mr Pickton would be Canada's worst serial killer.
>
>
>
>

Old news. Of course, you didn't see here before, right?


jim