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First up on 9 June 1999

Last updated 27 January 2001

DIOXIN and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)

Updates

BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON LINE
- Information file regarding dioxin crisis
- Brief summary
- Chronological order of the facts
- Conclusions
- Press Release - Breakthrough in dioxin crisis (11 Jun 1999).
- Graphs and figures regarding the dioxin crisis - 19 November 1999 (ppt)
- PCB and dioxin contamination in the feed and food chain in Belgium - 19 November 1999
- http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/dioxin/index.htm - Report of the EC on Dioxin - 1 December 1999
- Frequently Asked Questions - An initiative of the Belgium Federal Government in cooperation with Belgium AdValvas
  - More specific information (French)
    - List of products non authorised (French)
World Health Organization
- Search Dioxin, PCB
- Contamination with Dioxin of some Belgian food products, WHO European Centre for Environment and Health
- WHO Headquarters – Dioxins and their effects on human health
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
  - IARC Monographs Programme on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans - Polychlorinated Dibenzo-para-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (Vol. 69)
EU Website
- Press releases
- What's new
ProMED-mail electronic conference
- ProMed latest
  - Query Dioxin
    - Dioxin food levels, WHO statement (8 Jan 2001)
    - Dioxin & PCB contam., food - Belgium- update (29 July 1999)
    - Dioxin in meat, poultry & eggs - Belgium (06) (30 June 1999)
    - Dioxin food contam., international response (05) (17 June 1999)
    - Dioxin contamination of meat- USA response (03) (13 June 1999)
    - Dioxin health assessments (03) (13 June 1999)
    - Dioxin & PCB contamination of food - Germany (13 June 1999)
    - Dioxin- websites available (11 June 1999)
    - Dioxin food contamination, international response(05) (11 June 1999)
    - Dioxin & PCB contamination of food - Belgium (10 June 1999)
    - Dioxin food contamination, international response(03) (9 June 1999)
    - Dioxin contamination of meat- USA response (02) (7 June 1999)
    - Dioxin food contamination, international response(02) (7 June 1999)
    - Dioxin contamination of meat- USA response (5 June 1999)
    - Dioxin food contamination, international response (4 June 1999)
    - Dioxin health assessments (4 June 1999)
    - Dioxin, chicken & eggs contaminated - Belgium (31 May 1999)
Archive of Postings to DIOXIN-L - STOP DIOXIN EXPOSURE CAMPAIGN
- Dioxins (PCB's) in belgian products (21 June 1999)
- Dioxin latest in Japan (20 June 1999)
- EU commission accepts PCB analysis (18 June 1999)
- Re- Belgian dioxin question (17 June 1999)
- DIOXIN- WEBSITE AVAILABLE (14 June 1999)
- New Scientist on contamination in Belgian food. (14 June 1999)
Reuters News Headlines (infoseek) -Query Dioxin
- S.Korea may seek compensation for Belgium pork (30 July 1999)
- FOCUS-Belgium blocks 175 farms in new food scare (29 July 1999)
- Belgium Vows To Test All Pork, Poultry Exports - EU (29 July 1999)
- Cost of French dioxin scare seen over 500 mln Ffr (12 July 1999)
- China lifts Euro food ban conditionally (10 July 1999)
- Thais lift ban on Dutch, French products (10 July 1999)
- Latvia slaps ban back on Dutch meat over dioxin (9 July 1999)
- Belgium releases suspect in dioxin scandal (8 July 1999)
- EU vets end sales curbs on Belgian dairy products (7 July 1999)
- Saudis ban Dutch food imports on dioxin fears (28 June 1999)
- Peru says dioxin found in Belgium milk imports (24 June 1999)
- FOCUS-Spain linked to Belgium's dioxin food probe (23 June 1999)
- Sudan stops dairy, meat, poultry imports from EU (23 June 1999)
- WRAPUP-Motor oil seen as possible dioxin source (22 June 1999)
- Dutch trace chickens from dioxin-linked abattoir (18 June 1999)
- EU sets dioxin standards for Belgian milk (17 June 1999)
- Malaysia demands foreign guarantees on dioxin (17 June 1999)
- Swiss join EU restrictions on Belgian food (15 June 1999)
- Austria shuts domestic feed plant after dioxin tests (15 June 1999)
- Dioxin Contamination Fears Cross To Netherlands (12 June 1999)
- CHRONOLOGY-Key dates-events in Belgian dioxin scare (10 June 1999)
Yahoo
- Belgian Food Safety Scare
  - EU Contests Belgian Pork Recall (29 July 1999)
  - Belgium Set to Recall Pork Products (28 July 1999)
  - Belgium to destroy pork products (28 July 1999)
  - Belgium to recall part of pork products in dioxin scare (27 July 1999)
  - Belgium finds dioxin source (23 June 1999)
  - Belgium Makes New Arrest In Dioxin Probe (22 June 1999)
- Search News Dioxin
  - Belgium In Desperate Bid To End Dioxin Scare (29 July 1999)
  - EU vets end sales curbs on Belgian dairy products (7 July 1999)
  - Belgian Food Scare Extends to Pigs (27 June 1999)
  - RPT-US expands dioxin import ban to Belgian milk (24 June 1999)
  - FOCUS-EU says dioxin food probe spreads to Spain (23 June 1999)
  - EU says contaminated oils may have gone to Spain (23 June 1999)
  - WRAPUP-Motor oil seen as possible dioxin source (22 June 1999)
Dioxin Alert! - Main news headlines condensed for easy reading.

General Information

US Environmental Protection Agency
- Dioxin and Related compounds
- Dioxin Exposure Initiative (DEI)
- PCBs in the News
- EPA PCB website
  - Health Effects Summary
EPA factsheets for regulated chemicals
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Chlorine Online
- 20 Questions & Answers about Dioxins
- Dioxins and Furans in the Chemical Industry (WCC)
- Euro Chlor Fact Sheet - PCBs- The Issue, Legislation & The Future (09-06-97)
Joint UNEP Chemicals/WHO - GEENET Project
- UNEP Chemicals (IRPTC)
  - Inventory of Information Sources on Chemicals
    - POPs
  - Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Food and Drug Administration Home Page
- All Milk and Milk-Containing Food Products from Belgium to Be Detained at Ports of Entry (23 June 1999)
  - "Chemical Contaminants"
    - Dioxin and PCB (FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine)
    - Dioxin Advisories and Guidance (USDA)
      - Statement by Associate Administrator Margaret Glavin, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (2 July 1999)
- All Eggs and Egg-Containing Products from Belgium, France and the Netherlands and Animal Feed From European Countries to be Detained at Ports of Entry (11 June 1999)
- Sampling and Analysis Procedures PCB and Dioxin Analysis
Global Environmental Epidemiology Network (GEENET)
- Assessment of the health risks of dioxins- re-evaluation of the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Press Release 99/40 (CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION TO APPROVE INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIC FOOD)
- Press Release 99/36
Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- Dioxins; sources, levels and exposures in Denmark,Working Report
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHEMICAL ASSOCIATIONS (ICCA) BRIEFING NOTE ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPs)
International Register on Biosafety (IRB)
EnviroLink
- Dioxin Homepage
  - Dioxin and Health
- Search Dioxin News Services
Environmental Education on the Internet
ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- ToxFAQ Sheet for Dioxins
- Information about this particular substance
- Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds in Soil, Part 1- ATSDR Interim Policy Guideline
- Minimal Risk Levels for Hazardous Substances
- Polychlorinated biphenyls
- ToxFAQ Sheet for PCBs
- Proceedings of the PCB Expert Panel Workshop
  - Foreword and Table of Contents
ChemFinder
- Search for Dioxin (2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin) and PCB
European Environment Agency
- Search Dioxin
Environment News Today
The Earth Times
"Greenpeace Toxics Report - The Burning Question- Chlorine & Dioxin" - TOC
Toxicology & Environmental Health Search Page
8th Report on Carcinogens 1998 Summary
- 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Health and Environmental Effects of Dioxin
CQS Health and Environment
- Dioxin and PCBs
Dioxin Links
Health ONE Singapore
- Information on dioxin
Institute of Food Science & Technology, U.K (Thanks to Paul Peters, Netherland) (19 June 1999)
- Current Hot Topics
  - Dioxins and PCBs in Food (17 June 1999)
    - MAFF Press Release re Public Protection Order (4 June 1999)
    - Dioxin-contaminated poultry feed in Belgium (4 June 1999)
    - Dioxin-contaminated poultry feed in Belgium (3 June 1999)
New Scientist - Indecent Exposure (26 June 1999)
Dioxin information from Czech

Regional Information

Depatment of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
- Information on Dioxin contamination
- Status of Products Being Released (by countries)
Malaysian Medical Association Newsletter Cybermed column
- Berita MMA Vol.29 No.6, June 1999 issue: Enterovirus, Haze, Nipah and Dioxin. What's Next?
Ministry of Health Singapore
- UPDATE ON SUSPENSION OF EUROPEAN FOOD PRODUCTS DERIVING FROM LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Department of Health - News Bulletin
- Suspension of sale of food products from three EU countries lifted (29 June 1999)
- Advice to parents who have changed infant milk formulae because of the dioxin food crisis (29 June 1999)
- Suspension of sale of European food products continues (17 June 1999)
- Three million eggs marked and sealed (16 June 1999)
- European eggs recall exercise completed (15 June 1999)
- Six hundred thousand eggs recalled (14 June 1999)
- Egg traders support Government's withhold exercise (11 June 1999)
- Advice on change of milk formulae for infants endorsed by doctors (10 June 1999)
- Withhold exercise gets support of trade (10 June 1999)
- Suspension of sale of food products in good progress (9 June 1999)
- Advice on change of milk formulae given to mothers (8 June 1999)
- Advice on how to Change Milk Formula for Infants and Children (8 June 1999)
- Dioxin Contaminated European Milk Formula (8 June 1999)
- Beef and dairy products from four European countries off the shelves (7 June 1999)
- Measures taken on contaminated European food products (4 June 1999)
- Actions taken to check contamination of EU poultry and eggs (3 June 1999)
Ministry of Health, New Zealand
- What's new at this site
  - Processed Foods from Belgium, The Netherland and France Which May Contain High Levels of Dioxin
- Latest Media Releases
  - Cleared foods in New Zealand posted on Website (11 June 1999)
  - Few foods on New Zealand shelves affected by Belgian scare (10 June 1999)
  - Action on Belgian foods (9 June 1999)
  - Assessment of risk to New Zealanders from Belgian foods (8 June 1999)
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport , Netherland (Dutch)
- Dioxine
- Overzicht van documenten over dioxine op de website van het ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij

News Online : Updates. Read the news online for updates.

Reuters (infoseek) - Dioxin
BBC - Search Dioxin
- Belgium food scare arrest (22 June 1999)
- New suspect in Belgian food scare (22 June 1999)
CNN World News - Search Dioxin
- Belgium considers more restrictions on suspect pork - July 28, 1999
- U.S. expands list of barred Belgian foods (23 June 1999)
- Authorities identify second company as source of food contamination (22 June 1999)
- EU Commission opens legal proceedings against Belgium over tainted food (21 June 1999)
- France proposes world food safety council (17 June 1999)
The Star Online Malaysia.
New Straits Times Interactive, Malaysia
The Straits Times Interactive, Singapore
Malaysia News
Yahoo Regional Online Newspapers

MEDLINE abstracts (NLM PubMed).

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