DIOXIN CHECKS ON SIX EGG FARMS IN SAME CHANGHUA VILLAGE|雞蛋恐含戴奧辛 6蛋雞場進行預防抽驗

Eggs contaminated with dioxin, the so-called "toxin of the century" have been discovered in Taiwan. The contaminated eggs were found in the Wanggong Egg Store in Changhua. While three egg farms have already been identified as suppliers to the egg store, the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Council of Agriculture have discovered six additional egg farms as possible sources of the eggs. Pre-emptive inspections have been carried out on the six farms, but egg farmers have slammed the government for damaging their reputation by publishing their details before the inspection reports have been issued. Dressed in hazmat suits, inspectors from the Food and Drug Administration and Council of Agriculture are taking samples of chicken feed, drinking water, and eggs for inspection. The FDA has identified six additional egg farms as possible sources for dioxin-contaminated eggs, in addition to the three announced previously. All six farms are located in Wanggong Village in Changhua's Fangyuan Township, so pre-emptive inspections have been conducted for all six. ==WANG CHUNG-SHU Dep. Dir.-Gen., Dept. of Animal Industry, COA== The additional six farms are all located near Wanggong, like the three we discovered previously, all in Wanggong. We suspected a geographical connection, so we've stepped up pre-emptive inspections. However, egg farmers said that the government has been too rash in publishing their details before the inspection results are even out, which has affected the entire egg industry. They also said that all the necessary precautions have been taken and it is still unclear where the problem is. ==EGG FARMER== Was the contamination in one egg, or an entire batch? We're wondering too. We've been thinking very hard about this, but no one knows why this happened. ==EGG FARMER== We don't know either. There are many questions, we don't know. (It might be the feed.) It might be the feed, or maybe the water. We don't know. The contaminated eggs have caused ripples in Taiwanese society. About 45% of all eggs in Taiwan come from Changhua, and 30% of those come from Fangyuan Township. Though 6,785 kilograms of eggs have been recalled, a total of 42 restaurants and one school in New Taipei, Taoyuan, and Miaoli are now suspected of having used contaminated eggs. Consumers and egg farmers alike hope that the problem can be identified soon. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 台灣爆發雞蛋含有世紀之毒戴奧辛，而彰化王功蛋行被驗出戴奧辛含量超標的雞蛋，是來自於三間蛋雞場，不過衛福部與農委會掌握，還有其他六間蛋雞場也供貨給王功蛋行，今天相關單位，針對這六間蛋雞場進行預防性抽樣檢驗，不過蛋農痛批，相關檢驗報告都還沒出爐就讓他們曝光，恐怕會讓商譽難以挽回。 食藥署和農委會人員穿上防護衣全副武裝，來蛋雞場將飼料一一裝袋，另外也要將雞隻的飲用水裝瓶，還有雞蛋通通一併帶回檢驗。 食藥署查出，被驗出戴奧辛的彰化王功蛋行，供應商除了財源、鴻彰、駿億三家蛋雞場，還有另外六家蛋雞場，而這六家蛋雞場也都位於芳苑的王功村，所以全都要進行預防性採樣。 ==農委會畜牧處副處長 王忠恕== 另外6家因為都是地理位置 都是在這個王功就近 前面3家那個同一個 都在王功地段 所以我們為了這個 是不是有地緣關係 所以這一次才加強 做一個預防性的檢測抽樣 不過被稽查的蛋農認為，政府在還沒有複驗結果，就讓他們通通曝光，實在太草率，整個雞蛋業都受到影響；而他們強調，該注意的都有注意，沒有人知道問題到底出在哪裡。 ==蛋雞場負責人== 是只有一顆還是那一批都有 因為我們也在懷疑 到底是 我們根本怎麼想 想破頭 沒有人想得出是什麼原因啊 ==蛋雞場負責人== 我們也不知道 這問題 這問題很多 我們也不知道 （可能是飼料) 飼料啦 還是水源那 我們也不知道啦 台灣陷入戴奧辛雞蛋恐慌，全台大約45%的雞蛋來自彰化，其中芳苑又佔了三成，雖然食藥署目前已經預防性下架約6785公斤雞蛋，但新北、桃園、苗栗也查出至少有42家餐飲業者、和一間國中疑似使用過戴奧辛超標的蛋，民眾和蛋農都希望政府能儘快找出問題所在。 邱植培 彭煥群 彰化報導