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THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD said that a consignment of feed ingredients imported into the Netherlands had become contaminated with chemicals in the ship which transported them from the Far East. Through criminal
conspiracy, their destruction had been evaded and they had been used to manufacture animal feed which was then sold to a number of Dutch and British farmers. A great deal of rapid work by Ministry staff had enabled the British farms concerned to be identified. No animals would be allowed to leave the farms N1 investigations had been completed, and no milk would be alowed to go except for manufacture into milk powder, which Boule
le then itself be tested. He would be reviewing existing Cool and testing arrangements to see whether changes should be
to help guard against any such case in the future. would not however be practicable to introduce comprehensive testing arrangements for all imported feed.
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