Organic Foods in Germany Contaminated by Pesticide

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Subject: Organic Foods in Germany Contaminated by Pesticide
Date:    Fri, 31 May 2002 09:22:02 -0400
From:      Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization:     Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)

To:     Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
          Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation 

cc:    Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov

Organic Foods in Germany Contaminated by Pesticide

Thu May 30, 5:20 PM ET By Hannah Cleaver BERLIN (Reuters Health) - The latest German food scare has hit the organic food industry, often described as the last refuge for confused consumers not sure what is safe to eat.

Traces of a weed killer have been found in some organic animal products such as eggs, chicken, milk and meats. The source appears to be animal feed. Levels of the suspected carcinogen Nitrofen at levels up to 18 times the European Union (news - web sites) permitted maximum have been found in several egg and chicken samples, prompting the largest supermarket chains in Germany to empty their shelves of many, and in some cases all, organic products. Consumers are being advised to take any possible contaminated products they may have back to the shops. At least 60,000 chickens are likely to be slaughtered as up to 100 organic producers across the country are sealed off, preventing owners from selling products from their nearly ! 100,000 animals.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020530/hl_nm/food_pesticide_1

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