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    EU will ban the import of hormone fed animal food

    • Last Update: 2002-05-16
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: the European Union Scientific Committee reiterated on April 23 that animal food produced by the consumption of hormones is harmful to human body This position of the EU is based on the review of the achievements of 17 scientific research projects and the latest scientific opinions of relevant departments on this issue These 17 research projects are directly arranged by the European Commission, aiming to plug the loopholes in the research of this problem and make the EU's ban on the import of hormone fed animal food flawless These research topics are related to the toxicity of six hormones, the possibility of abuse, monitoring, harm to environmental protection, etc The six hormones are progesterone, testosterone, 17 β estradiol, zeranol, trenbolonacetat and melengestrolacetat The results showed that 17 estradiol contained chromosomal toxins and mutagens, and trenbolon, zeranol and melengestrolacetat could make ecological complex transformation Experimental and practical data show that the hormone structure of human body during prenatal and perinatal period is related to cancer The European Union has twice proposed a ban on hormone fed animal food and imposed sanctions on "hormone beef" in the United States But at that time, the WTO thought that the evidence of EU's practice was insufficient Now the European Union has brought it up again on the basis of full preparation, which means that it is determined to get it (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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