Brussels - Belgium has ordered a judicial inquiry into the discovery of high levels of toxic PCB chemicals in animal feed at one plant, RTBF radio reported yesterday.
More than 200 Belgian farms have been placed under surveillance since the discovery of the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a sample of feed taken from the Bauduin-Cambier company, in Feluy, southern Belgium.
Results from the inquiry, ordered by the Belgian Agriculture Minister, Mr Jaak Gabriels, are not due until today at the earliest.