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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8822
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health

Commission seeks to dispel consumer health concerns after dioxin scare in Netherlands

Brussels, 05/11/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission sought to dispel concern after the discovery of potato by-products contaminated by "high levels" of dioxin in a potato processing company this week in the Netherlands, an incident that had entailed the suspension of farming activities in many farms in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. According to the Commission, and on the basis of information available, consumer health and safety is not in danger. After the discovery had...

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