Sydney Harbour prawns too toxic to eat
`The Government banned catching prawns in Sydney Harbour yesterday after tests found high levels of dioxin in prawns caught last week. [..]
It is the first time harbour prawns have been tested for dioxins and Mr Macdonald said the industrial toxic waste byproduct could have been present in Sydney’s prawns for decades. [..]
Tests on prawns caught last week found dioxin levels were three to four times the European Standard, which is becoming the accepted global measure for dioxin in food.’
