Dioxin affair
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Dioxin affair
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The Dioxin affair was a political crisis that struck in Belgium during the spring of 1999.
Contamination of feedstock with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) was detected in animal food products, mainly eggs and chickens.
Although health inspectors reported the problem in January, measurements were taken only from May 1999 when the media revealed the case. The then Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) opposition leader Guy Verhofstadt claimed that the government was trying to cover up the so-called
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2023-08-21T09:11:17Z
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