Thursday, August 25, 2011

In Germany, found another manufacturer of feed with dioxin

Another manufacturer of feed for animals with high levels of hazardous substance dioxin was found in Germany because of the ban on the trade received a further 934 agricultural enterprises, in addition to 4,7 thousand enterprises have already closed, according to RIA Novosti. The so-called "dioxin scandal broke in Germany last week. It turned out that in feed for pigs and poultry fell dioxin. Because of fears that produced on the farm eggs and meat may be contaminated with a hazardous substance, the authorities impose restrictions on trade in goods. Brands of food fats with dioxin is a company Harles & Jentzsch, its leader Siegfried Sievert faces a sentence of imprisonment for a period of several years. The company has already filed for bankruptcy. Slovakia and China has already banned the sale of poultry meat from Germany. Experts believe that dioxin was a part of means to protect plants from pests. Processed plant, in turn, are included in animal feed. According to German authorities, the content of dioxin, which were manufactured in the country are infected chicken and pork, is not harmful to people and farms are closed only as a precaution. In connection with the scandal Minister of Agriculture of Germany Ilse Aigner presented in Berlin, a ten-point plan designed to ensure tighter control over the production of animal feed in the food industry.

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