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Article: AGRICULTURE/DIOXIN: LIFTING RESTRICTIONS IN BELGIUM.(Government Activity)
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- European Report
- Article date:
- June 26, 1999
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Summary:The European Commission has been informed about the latest developments in the Belgian inquiry into the how husbandry products were contaminated by dioxin-containing fats. The Belgian theory about a single source should, according to a spokesperson help more effectively target the precautionary measures, even if it means lifting certain restrictions imposed by the Commission. The Veterinary Committee announced on June 22 its approval of a scheme to introduce a single document to accompany products suspected of being contaminated which, after being sequestered in certain Member States, may be sent back to Belgium.
As soon as the origin of the contaminated ...