1.   More recently, a scandal over Belgian poultry and other meat that could be laced with cancer-causing dioxin has reinforced fears about the food trade.

2.   A massive operation in supermarkets cleared all products containing even a trace of Belgian poultry or eggs from the shelves.

3.   Belgian poultry, cattle and pigs were found to have been exposed to animal feed contaminated with dioxin.

4.   Britain formally banned Belgian poultry, eggs, beef and pork products.

5.   Hundreds of butcher and baker shops have closed because of the bans on Belgian poultry, eggs, fatty beef and pork, and all byproducts.

6.   It remained uncertain when the government would be able to lift the bans on consumption of Belgian poultry, egg and fatty pork and beef.

7.   Jitters about eating meat will likely increase because of the escalating scandal over cancer-causing dioxin fed to Belgian poultry and possibly pigs.

8.   Many countries halted imports of Belgian poultry and meat after Belgium announced last month that a delivery of fat to nine poultry-feed producers was contaminated with dioxin.

9.   Moscow even extended its ban on the import of Belgian poultry, meat and dairy products because Brussels failed to provide assurances that new shipments were dioxin free.

10.   Several other nations, including Switzerland and Russia took independent action Wednesday against Belgian contaminated poultry products.