[HCH soil pollution (hexachlorocyclohexane) in Twente, public health aspects]

A large waste heap consisting of HCH isomers was stored near the factory. In the seventies the spread of this waste was found to give rise to severe pollution of the soil resulting in unacceptable contamination of foods. Regulations on the basis of the Meat Inspection Act are recommended, under which slaughtered cattle from polluted areas may be traced according to Meat Inspection regulations.