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BER36 - 20020606 - BERLIN, GERMANY : German Consumer Protection Minister Renate Kuenast addresses the parliament as Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (rear) is looking on during a debate about the weedkiller Nitrofen found in food, Berlin on Thursday 06 June 2002. The dangerous herbicide found in poultry feed used in Germany's organic farming industry entered the food chain earlier than first thought, it was announced. Calculating the time it takes a turkey to reach maturity, officials said the tainted grain was likely used during the summer of 2001. EPA PHOTO DPA / BERND SETTNIK / bs/rh