ApocaDocs: Dioxin animal feed scare shuts German farms

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Posted Fri Jan 7 2011: from BBC:


	Dioxin animal feed scare shuts German farms http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1294408578 More than 4,700 German farms have been closed after large amounts of animal feed were found to be contaminated with dioxin, a poisonous chemical.... Meanwhile, the EU has warned that eggs from farms affected by dioxin have entered the UK in processed products destined for human food.... The origin of the contamination has been traced to a distributor in the northern state of Schleswig Holstein, where oils intended for use in bio-fuels were accidentally distributed for animal feed.... Dioxins are toxins formed by industrial processes and waste burning. They have been shown to contribute to higher cancer rates and to affect pregnant women.

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'Doc Michael says:

Dioxin-laced oils INTENDED FOR USE IN BIOFUELS?!?!

y'know, dioxins just don't burn like biofuels do.