Cancer causing chemical found in Asian and Sth American shrimp and poultry

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Subject PRO/AH> Nitrofuran, food - Switzerland, Germany

 

NITROFURAN, FOOD - SWITZERLAND, GERMANY

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26 Sept 2002

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Source: just-food.com

 

 

SWITZERLAND: concerns over harmful nitrofuran found in food

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Traces of the antibiotic nitrofuran, which is thought to cause cancer, have

been found in a number of samples of imported poultry and shrimp, according

to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health.

 

Forty-three of 121 tested samples of poultry and shrimp imported from Asia

and South America were found to contain levels of nitrofuran above the safe

limit.

 

Switzerland imposed a safety limit on levels of nitrofuran on 14 August

2002, after traces of the antibiotic were found in poultry imported form

China, reported Swiss News Digest.

 

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2 Oct 2002

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Source: just-food.com

 

 

GERMANY: Nitrofen scandal causes organic meat sales to dip

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The Nitrofen scandal has caused a fall in consumer demand for organic foods

in Germany, with the organic meat sector being hit particularly badly. A

new report by industry consultants Organic Monitor shows that sales of

organic meat products are projected to drop by 24 per cent to 482.7 Euros

(US$472.6m) in 2002.

 

The German market for organic meat products remains the largest in Europe.

However, consumer confidence has weakened since May 2002 when news broke

that tainted organic wheat was fed to poultry at organic farms. This led to

a sharp reduction in organic meat sales with consumer demand for organic

poultry collapsing during the peak of the crisis. Organic Monitor projects

that organic poultry revenues will fall by a half in 2002.

 

The supermarkets have experienced the sharpest sales decrease with many

retailers withdrawing organic meat products altogether since the scandal.

The loss in consumer confidence has not been as great in the specialist

retailers with many reporting that sales were slowly returning to

pre-scandal levels.

 

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