DIOXINS
July 1st, 2001
KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed that strict dioxin contamination limits are introduced from January 2002, covering foodstuffs including fish and fish feed.Products with dioxin contaminants exceeding these levels would be considered "unsuitable for consumption."The following maximum levels for fish dioxins have been tabled:*Fish oil: 6 nanogram/kg;*Fish meal: 1.25 nanogram/kg;*Fish feed: 2.25 nanogram/kg;*Fish meat (farmed and wild): 4 nanogram/kg.In a speech to the European Parliament's fisheries committee, consumer affairs and health ...
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