BOYCOTT OF DANISH PORK WIDENS IN DENMARK
June 8th, 2014
GROWING concern over the widening boycott of Danish pork in owner-operated ICA Supermarket stores in Sweden have prompted Danish officials to raise the issue during a meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Iceland (on May 27).The boycott, which began in three ICA stores in April, has expanded to include almost 20 independently-owned ICA supermarkets. The boycott - over animal welfare standards on Danish farms - gained traction following reports of four off-farm human fatalities connected to MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) antibiotic-resistant ...
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