Large scale investigation inspired by Dutch pig hormone scandal
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Last Update: 2002-07-10
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: The Hague, July 5, the Dutch government said Friday it was trying to track down hundreds of pigs exported to Germany and other European countries after discovering the use of illegal hormones in pig feed The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture says more than 2000 farms have suspended slaughtering in the weeks of official investigations into the sources of banned hormones An agriculture ministry official said 321 contaminated pigs had been shipped to Germany and more had been exported to Belgium, Spain and Italy But there are no exact figures Simone Leeuw, a spokesman for the Ministry of agriculture, said the EU's identification and registration system could help track down contaminated pigs The hormone is believed to come from a Belgian based bioland sugars feed factory in the Netherlands The company went bankrupt before the MPa was discovered The Dutch Ministry of agriculture has asked Belgian officials to assist in the investigation MPA can promote the growth of cows, but it is used as a contraceptive in pigs It's not clear what impact it has on people, but the Dutch Ministry of health has not issued a health alert The Netherlands is the third largest pig exporter in the world, with 14 million pigs, almost equal to the population of 16 million in the Netherlands.
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