The Morning Brew: Monday, 12.8

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The big story over the weekend: Pork from Ireland contaminated with dioxin has led to a recall and, soon, a cull of 300,000 pigs. (CNN)

The World Health Organization decrees that trace elements of melamine pose no threat. Still, melamine shouldn't be in food. (AP)

The food supply in North Korea continues to shrink.

- Ian Froeb