1.   A German health scare over a banned herbicide found in chicken feed widened Tuesday as officials said the feed went to organic farmers in at least four states.

2.   German authorities were searching Monday for the source of a banned herbicide that was found in organically grown wheat used as chicken feed.

3.   The European Commission said Tuesday it saw no need to take immediate measures against Germany after the discovery of the banned herbicide Nitrofen in poultry feed.

4.   The European Union is unlikely to take measures against Germany over the discovery of a banned herbicide in chicken feed, a senior consumer affairs ministry official said Sunday.