PRO/AH/EDR> Dioxin, fish – Sweden: exported contaminated fish

Poisoning — Worldwide/Unknown
Since 2002, Swedish authorities are required by law to inform consumers about dangerous dioxins found in salmon. Exporting Baltic Sea salmon to other EU member states was also banned at the time.
Yet an episode of Sveriges Television’s (SVT) investigative news programme Uppdrag granskning set to air on Wednesday [8 May 2013] night reveals that the salmon is still being shipped out to EU consumers.
When sold across Europe, health authorities in the recipient countries are not required to