11.   South Korea has imposed a ban on importing Belgian poultry, egg products and pork because of possible contamination by cancer-causing dioxin.

12.   The Belgian poultry scandal erupted last week after it was discovered that chicken fodder from a major Belgian producer was tainted with dioxin.

13.   The European Union executive body said it has approved planned direct subsidies to Belgian poultry producers and interest-free loans to Belgian pork, beef and egg producers.

14.   The government has banned sales of butter, Belgian poultry, eggs, fatty beef and pork, and all byproducts.

15.   The government has banned sales on Belgian poultry, eggs, fatty beef and pork, and all byproducts.

16.   The temporary ban covers all Belgian poultry, pork and beef and any products which contain them and were produced after January.

17.   This small oil-rich state ordered Belgian poultry products off the shelves earlier this month following reports that dioxin-laced fat was used to make poultry feed.