The Health Ministry appointed Monday a committee of experts to test claims made recently by a private organization of scientists that milk and milk products contained poisonous pesticides. The committee will include physicians and other scientists who will determine whether there is any danger in the milk provided by Israel’s cows. The Ministry said that since the publication of the warning report, the consumption of milk had decreased.
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