A former chief of staff at the agriculture ministry, Xavier De Cuyper, has been named as the provisional head of the food safety agency AFSCA.

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Belgian Health Minister Magda Aelvoet revealed that the position had been filled just two days after the former chief Luc Beernaert resigned amid a scandal over carcinogenic dioxins entering the food chain through pig feed.


With the appointment of De Cuyper, a new food scare has come to light involving shards of glass found in a bottle of Olvarit-Nutricia produced baby food.


 

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