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By David Knowles - AOL NewsBefore you take your next bite of food, you may want to read this article. After toxic dioxin was found to have contaminated German poultry and pigs, a crisis has ensued for that country's farmers. Nearly 5,000 farms have been shut down, and countries around the globe are refusing to accept German food products. As AOL News' Dana Kennedy reported today, the source of the dioxin is believed to be a German company that is said to have supplied tainted fatty acid to animal feed makers. Surge Desk takes a look at what is considered to be one of the most toxic chemicals ever created by ...
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By Sheila Kaplan - Politics DailyThis article by investigative journalist Sheila Kaplan is the first in a series supported by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University's School of Communication. Politics Daily will publish the remaining installments in the weeks to come. Fire retardants in baby blankets, nano-particles in cosmetics, plastics in water bottles and anti-bacterial agents in soaps. Experts call these and other chemicals emerging contaminants -- compounds that were once thought to be safe, but which scientists now believe may pose a danger to human health. How those chemicals get into your ...
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