Series Title | European Voice |
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Series Details | 30/05/96, Volume 2, Number 22 |
Publication Date | 30/05/1996 |
Content Type | News |
Date: 30/05/1996 on the research which has led to a scare over the safety of powdered baby milk. Commission officials stressed that the only information they had was from the British press, and that it was their duty under the so-called “rapid exchange of information system for foodstuffs” to furnish other member states with all available data. Scientific research has suggested abnormally high levels of 'phthalates' - chemicals which are believed to affect fertility - in several brands. The UK food ministry has so far refused to reveal which brands might be affected. |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |