Health minister refers wheat case to Public Prosecution

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Health minister refers wheat case to Public Prosecution
Health Minister Wael Abou Faour referred on Tuesday the wheat file to the Public Prosecution after samples taken from the Beirut Port silos showed high levels of ochratoxin, which exceed the allowable rates.
 
“The result of samples taken from the Beirut Port shows that there is 20 mg of Ochratoxin in every 1kg of wheat and this is cancerous. It should not exceed 5mg in every 1kg of any grain product,” the Health Ministry said in a statement.​
 

Last week, Abou Faour announced that four out of seven samples of wheat tested by the ministry at Beirut Port do not meet health standards.

 

He pointed out that wheat contains ochratoxin, a substance which causes cancer and Alzheimer's.

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