Chile shuts down six pork plants in dioxin scare

CHILE - The Health Department in Chile has quarantined six pork plants this week to investigate claims of high levels of dioxin in the meat after elevated levels were found in a shipment to South Korea.
calendar icon 30 July 2008
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The action has prompted Japan to suspended imports of Chilean pork, according to Agence France Presse.

Dioxin is a chemical linked to chlorine that can be carcinogenic to humans.

A Health Department official said samples are being tested in Canada, and the results will determine whether the quarantine will be maintained or lifted.

Chile exported nearly $127 million worth of pork to Japan in 2007.

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