Sunday, January 9, 2011

News:German minister urges tough action over dioxins scandal

The German government has called for tough legal action against those responsible for introducing a toxic chemical into livestock feed.

Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said the judiciary must "clamp down hard".

Germany has frozen sales from thousands of farms after high levels of dioxin - which can cause cancer - were found in animal feed and eggs.

The contamination stems from a plant in Northern Germany, which is being investigated by prosecutors.

"This is a big blow for our farmers. They have totally innocently been dragged into this situation by the sick machinations of a few people," Ms Aigner told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper.
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