Don’t eat home-grown vegetables, families in West Brabant told

Health officials in parts of West Brabant have warned families not to eat fruit and vegetables grown in their own gardens because of the risk of contamination following serious fire.

Soot from the blaze in a storage centre for artificial fertilizer, pesticides and oil, has settled over a wide area including Hoeven, Etten-Leur and parts of Oudenbosch.
Until health officials have analysed the soot, farmers are also being urged to keep separate grain, fruit and vegetables harvested since the fire. Dairy farmers have also been told to store milk separately until the risks to health have been assessed.