TRICHINOUS MEAT BROUGHT TO OSIJEK FROM UN ADMINISTERED AREA

OSIJEK, Dec 12 (Hina) - Trichinous pork from the UN-administered eastern Croatia was discovered in Osijek, Dr. Miroslav Lederer of the Osijek-based veterinarian inspection service, told reporters on Thursday. The pork was brought to Osijek by a thoughtless UNTAES member. Trichinous meat was discovered in a routine check, Lederer said. It had come from Bijelo Brdo in the UN Administered area, outside the jurisdiction of the Croatian sanitary inspection. "It has been established that the meet was brought to Osijek by an irresponsible UNTAES member," Lederer said. Osijek county authorities had warned two months ago about the possible spread of infection from an UNTAES market situated on the separation line on the Osijek-Klisa road, Lederer said. "These warnings were motivated by professional and public- health reasons, not political ones," Lederer said. Dusko Rasic of the county public health office said the Bijelo Brdo area was endemic for trichinosis. "UNTAES officials failed to realise the danger of spreading the infection," Rasic said. The best solution to prevent infection would be to reintegrate public-health services in the UN-administered area into Croatia's leagl system, which would ensure strict sanitary supervision, Rasic said, adding that Gen. Klein would be notified of the case. (hina) jn as 121727 MET dec 96