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>From TheIndependent (UK)
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> 'Chickengate' leaves nation of gourmands hungry
>
> By Stephen Castle in Brussels
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> THE shelves of the cooked meat section were bare yesterday in the
> Bascule branch of Delhaize supermarket in Brussels. The poultry aisle
> was being shunned, but there was a small scrum around the pizzas. "You
> have to eat something," said one elderly lady, putting a ham pizza
> into her basket. Minutes later she returned and replaced it with one
> of the four cheeses variety.
>
> This scene in the capital was played out all over Belgium as the
> country's scare over cancer-causing dioxins in food threatens to
> spread out of control. On Monday, the list of suspect products printed
> in the local press included 45 categories, ranging from chicken, eggs
> and sausages to tiramisu, and including many Belgian specialities such
> as mayonnaise, waffles and pate de foie. But it expands daily. The
> banner headline in yesterday's La Libre Belgique summed up the mood of
> near-panic: "No eggs, no chicken, no meat, no milk, no butter, no
> cheese." Suddenly rabbit is all the rage in Brussels.
>
> Even in the canteen at Nato's Brussels headquarters the sandwich
> selection has dwindled to one option: cheese and salad. Soon it will
> probably be just salad - without mayonnaise, of course.
>
> What appears to have been a one-off problem from a firm that supplied
> fat to animal feed makers has developed into an economic, political
> and social crisis known as Chickengate.
>
> There could scarcely be a more cruel fate to visit upon a small nation
> so proud of its cuisine. The land of the gourmand and many
> Michelin-starred restaurants is racked with self- doubt, a country
> where the opinion polls report that more than 60 per cent of the
> population is fearful for its health.
>
> Last weekend hordes of Belgians crossed into France and Germany to
> shop. But this precaution may not prove effective. One consignment of
> chicken sold in France and marketed as French was Belgian.
>
> The crisis started in January when a Belgian chicken producer noticed
> problems, which an insurance company investigation identified as
> stemming from fat processed into animal feed.
>
> Test results in April indicated that animal fats produced by Verkest,
> which are used in making animal feed, had been contaminated with
> dioxin. The father and son who run the company, based near Ghent,
> remain in jail awaiting trial for supplying contaminated fats to
> manufacturers in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. At least 1,400
> Belgian farms were affected.
>
> No category of food has been banned, but retailers now have to provide
> certificates which say either that their produce has been tested or
> that it came from none of the farms affected. Foreign imports are at a
> premium.
>
> Politically the crisis could not have come at a worse time, with
> Belgium due to hold its general election on Sunday. Two ministers have
> resigned, being held responsible for the government's failure to
> notify the public or the European Commission of the problem for
> several weeks.
>
> There have been some beneficiaries. "Rabbit and lamb sales have more
> than doubled - and fish sales have trebled," according to Jean-Pierre
> Roelands, commercial director of the supermarket chain Colruyt.
>
> But the cost of the scare to producers of meat and dairy products is
> expected to run to at least �300m.
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