German Dioxin Scandal - Some 4,700 businesses closed as a precaution

The number of farms as a precaution locked in dioxin Scandal in Germany has become much larger. Previously, according to information from the German Press Agency of the Ministry circles nationwide businesses include 4709 because of suspected dioxin.

 

You'll probably get mixed feed with contaminated feed fat. Most of these farms are located in Lower Saxony. There are 4468 businesses affected.

First became known that some 1,000 houses are locked. In North- Westphalia blocked 152 yards, in Schleswig- Holstein 52, in Saxony- Continued 27th Seven farms were in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Hesse and Thuringia, one each.

Are mainly pig farms affected, the reports of the countries authorities revealed to the Federal Consumer Affairs. The plant must not blocked as long as deliver any more products until safety is proven. The number of blocked companies fall in the coming days, according to estimates from the Ministry of Consumer Protection, if the tests are completed.

To Lower Saxony were accordingly in November and December have been provided by a producer almost 2,500 tons of a total of nearly 3,000 tons of dioxin-contaminated feed fat. They were further processed into compound feed.

The Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, welcomed the precautionary measures. "The states are correct to them - even in the absence of concrete study results - all products, ie eggs and meat, as a precaution block, which are produced by use of potentially contaminated feed, "said a spokesman. Preventive protection takes priority. The Ministry has established a telephone A hotline.

 

 

 

 

o