1.   Over the weekend, the news that thousands of chickens who had eaten contaminated poultry feed had been sold to consumers, first raised health fears.

2.   Because the disease appears to be spread mainly through contact with contaminated poultry, Hong Kong has attempted to destroy its entire chicken population to prevent a possible epidemic.

3.   Cops went from shop to shop to check whether potentially contaminated poultry products had been taken off the shelves.

4.   Dioxin entered the food chain through contaminated poultry feed.

5.   Dutch parliamentarians last week lashed out at ministry officials for withholding information about the possible danger of contaminated poultry, meat and egg-based products.

6.   Over the weekend, the news that thousands of chickens that had eaten contaminated poultry feed had been sold to consumers raised health fears.

7.   Police went from shop to shop to check whether potentially contaminated poultry products had been taken off the shelves.

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

9.   The EU has argued that contaminated poultry parts should be removed.