During the'70s similar health scares involved the DES cattle-growth stimulant; nitrites used as preservatives; Red Dye No . 2 food coloring; saccharin; hair dyes; the compound tris used as a flame retardant for children's clothing; the Love Canal pollution controversy; asbestos-spraying hair dryers; and the herbicide 2, 4, 5-T.
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Also, the commission imposed a fine of 66.3 million euros ( $ 88.4 million ) on three chemical companies-- Akzo Nobel of the Netherlands, BASF of Germany and UCB of Belgium-- for running a cartel in the market for vitamin B4, or choline chloride, an animal growth stimulant given mainly to poultry and pigs.
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Also, the commission imposed a fine of 66 . 3 million euros ( $ 88 . 4 million ) on three chemical companies-- Akzo Nobel of the Netherlands, BASF of Germany and UCB of Belgium-- for running a cartel in the market for vitamin B4, or choline chloride, an animal growth stimulant given mainly to poultry and pigs.
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But reputable, independent organic-certification organizations do have standards and make it possible to buy certified organic food, turkeys included . ( Meat products cannot use the word " organic " on the label, but the label can state that the animal was raised with no artificial ingredients, growth stimulants, antibiotics, synthetic herbicides or pesticides in the feed, and that the meat was only minimally processed .)
