Traces of toxic herbicide found in imported German grain in Bydgoszcz

A cargo of nitrofen-contaminated grain imported from Germany has been discovered in Bydgoszcz. The cargo was transported to Poland in June and in total 6,000 tons of grain reached the Grain and Mill Company (PZZ). "... [nitrofen] is one of the ingredients of herbicides which for years have been banned both in Poland and Germany, perhaps the grain was sprayed with chemicals produced before the ban was imposed," said an inspector. PZZ president Tadeusz Wolski claims that the scandal was blown up by those who want the bankruptcy of his company and announced that he would demand compensation. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 19) K.S.