| Jan Verkest, co-owner of the Verkest company, enters the courthouse in handcuffs in Ghent, Belgium, Monday June 7, 1999. Authorities had believed that dioxin contamination of animal could be traced to Verkest, a provider of animal feed fattener, but they were forced to conditionally release two company officials, Lucien and Jan Verkest. The government added Belgian butter to its list of banned foods Monday, denying residents yet another key ingredient in their increasingly meager diet because of the scandal.(AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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