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Show A7 Dioxin Scandal Taints Raa Chicken, Pork. After Nine-Year Gestation, manufacture of some herbicides Europe clears shelves of poultry products and pesticides. The EUdecision forces EU na- tions to destroy any poultry, eggs, or byproducts from about 400 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and any byproducts that could be laced with cancer-causing dioxin. Belgium’s dioxin scandal spread further late Wednesday resignation of Belgium's health and farm ministers. Chaos and confusion was ram- trolpill available byprescription for contraception. ance. pant, since few consumers or shopkeepers seemed to know what byproducts are now deemed dangerous. Mayonnaise contains morethan the 2 percent threshold of poultry content, but chocolate producers reacted angrily when they became involved. after the government's quick decision toallow thesale of the male impotency drug Viagra caused an uproar among women’s groups, that procedure All over Europe there was a scramble to clear shelves of all The chairmanof the EU’s environment committee, Ken Collins, called for an intensive effort to things Belgian that had a whiff of lashed out at Belgium for moving too slowly when the European consumer could be in danger. “This is completely unacceptable. We reservetheright to take the necessary steps,” EU Farm Commissioner Franz Fischler said, threatening Belgium with legal action. Belgian government ministers knew about the con- Joerg Sarbach/The Associated Prean Food chemist Martina Sindermanntests Belgian eggs Wednesdayat the State Food Control Agency in Oldenburg, Germany. tamination a month before making it public last week. In Belgium, twoofficials froma major animal-feed producer were arrested and accused of tampering with fat that goes into the feed, the likely cause of toxic dioxins entering the food chain. Apart from poultry farmers, the feed producer also was involved in the porksector. “Thereis a total pig slaughter ban [today],”’ said Health Minister was safe for contraception. Formal approval is expected by the end of the month, allowing the pill to go on sale by prescription by autumn, Hirai said. It will not be covered by public health insur- debate and foot-dragging. the Japanese government agreed Wednesday to make the birth con- slaughter ban on pigs,fearful that many of them also have been infected by the same contaminated animalfeed. chicken. The EU's executive commission ordered the measure after a meeting of veterinary experts and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — Afternine years of In the capital, the food scandal immediately monopolized the election campaignfor the June 13 polls, especially after Tuesday's when the government issued a ready to pounce on any Belgian Viagra, by contrast, was approved after six months suspect farms in Belgium produced from Jan. 15 to June 1. BRUSSELS, Belgium — In its biggest food scandal since mad cow disease, the European Union on Wednesday called for the destruction of Belgian chicken, eggs chicken or egg attached to it. Eight tons of Beigian chicken were incinerated in Greece and Russian border guards were Japan Approves ‘The Pill’ trace all contaminated products “down to the last chocolate.” Lue Van den Bossche, hopingit will give him time to trace any suspect meat from about 500 firms that may have used the con- taminated feed. that dioxin-laced fat was used to Motoko Saotome. a Tokyogyne- cologist who heads a grass-roots group that pushed for approval, said Wednesday's decision was long overdue “Until now, contraception was something women hadto ask men investigate further to see if the shiki Hirai said the Central Pharmaceutical Affairs Council submitted a recommendation for we talking about habitual use.” approval to the Health Ministry on Wednesdayafter determining the low-dosage birth control pill said EU ConsumerAffairs Commissioner EmmaBonino. make poultry feed. Dioxin is a carcinogenic byproduct from the double standard to do,” Saotomesaid. “With the pill’s approval, they'll be able to dioxin contamination was accidental “‘or far more serious — are whena television station reported whoaccused the government of a Belgian chocolate producers retorted by saying nota single egg goes into the production of their famed product. “This wrong informationis causing a lot of damage to this important sector of the food industry,” the Choprabisco federation said The EU Commission will now Meat from the suspect firms also will have to be taken out of the stores, he said. The scandal broke last week ‘The approval camejust months protect themselves on their own.” It may take some educational efforts beforethe pill is widely ac- cepted, however. Japanese womenhavebeen largelykept in the dark aboutit Government spokesman To- The most widely used contraceptive in Japan is the condom Abortion is also common, with one in five pregnancies ending in ‘The Health Ministry committee began deliberating use of the pill in 1990, although calls for the drug to be available for contra ceptive use came long beforethat By contrast, Viagra was approvedin January after a record. short six months. More than 300 million women worldwide have used the pill which has long been available in virtuallyall industrialized and de. veloping countries. Medical opin. ion is also generally in favor of the drug, with recentstudiesfind ing nolong-termill effects In Japan, thepill had only been available for medical conditions. In dragging out its approval, Tokyo cited fears about the de- struction of the nation’s morals, the risk of side effects and even environmental hormones. harm from the Robertson’s Anti-Gay Views Threaten Scottish Bank Deal broadcaster referred to Scotland as a “dark land”becauseit toler- ates gay people. Some lawmakers told The Scotsman newspaper in Wednesday’s editions that they would call for the governmenttopullits ac- counts if the Bank of Scotland does notendtheaffiliation. The bank acknowledgedthat as many as 500 accounts had been closed by customers since March, apparently because ofthe publicity overits dealings with Robert- son. The bank has been working with Robertson on a deal, report- edly worth $48 million, to launch a telephone andInternet banking arm in the United States. On his “700 Club” television show May 18, the former presi- dential candidate criticized Scotlandforits tolerance of homosex- uals, calling it a “a rather dark land.” “In Europe, the big wordis tol- erance,” Robertson said. ‘““Homosexuals areriding high in the media... And in Scotland, you can't believe how strong the homosexuals are. It’s just unbelievable.” The bank said Wednesday that it was considering its response to the controversy. Gene Kapp, a spokesman for Robertson, said the broadcasters’ comments were taken out of context. “Heindicated that Scotland has a great, proud history and like manyplaces in Europe andin the United States, what really needs to happenis a return to the more traditional values, period. It really had nothing to do with the ho- mosexualissue,” Kappsaid. “This deal is not about Pat Rob- ertson, the religious leader,” he said, referring to the Bank of Scotland link. “This is about Pat Robertson, the businessman.”” Lloyd Quinan, a Scottish National Party lawmaker, said he will speak out in Parliament “Leeked the price ofthe cellular plan. the salesman asked worried me was howfar I'd gone in math.” about the bank's associa‘ion with Robertson. “T certainly will be questioning whether the account with the bank can be moved,” Quinan told The Scotsman. “Wedonot seek to damagea Scottish institution, but if a Scottish institution damages the country, then questions have to be asked.” ndshields! | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EDINBURGH, Scotland — The Bank of Scotland is being pressured to break off a proposed business link with Pat Robertson after the American religious It's about time somebody cleared things up around here. 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