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"Mr President, the detection of dioxins, carcinogenic substances, in dairy and animal products produced in Member States of the European Union is a threat to consumers.
The new food scandal demonstrates that the problem is political and that, before any legislative intervention, we need to get to the root of the matter.
The laws of mega-profit and speculation which are applied to the management of the food chain are primarily responsible for the deterioration in the quality of food. As long as production is intensified, as long as the food chain comes under the guidance and control of the large multinationals in the sector, which determine the method of production and the quality of food on the basis of the cost/benefit ratio, there will never be effective guarantees for consumer health.
Adopting regulations does not change the nature of production. Unless the production process is changed to exclude the use of illegal and dangerous methods of producing, processing and moving food, criminal activities will continue to the detriment of public health.
The food risks which have come to light recently ..."@en1
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