In early June, news came out that animal fat manufactured by a company in Belgium and later processed into animal feed was tainted with dioxin. About 1400 farms in Belgium were affected, and farms in neighboring countries may also have been hit.
六月初，歐洲傳出比利時一家廠商以含有戴奧辛的脂肪製造家禽飼料，影響所及，當地約一千四百個家禽家畜場與鄰近各國的禽畜產品，都可能遭到戴奧辛飼料汙染。