The search for them goes on.Vitina Bekoli has been trying to find out what happened to her 18-year- old brother, who got separated when the family were ordered to leave their home near Obelic She said: "My mother has hardly spoken since this happened She just sits there She is worrying herself to death. Of course we are glad that there will perhaps be peace, but am I going to get my brother back? And he's not the only one, there are thousands like him. Will Nato help us find these missing ones or are they going to be forgotten just because Milosevic had agreed to this deal?"Arife Hamah has not seen his wife and family since he fled from Pristina. The 23-year-old was warned that the Serbs were rounding up young men He said: "I shall find them, I know they haven't died.". FEARS THAT Belgian food could be contaminated with dioxins spread yesterday to include pork and beef, after earlier revelations that chicken and eggs were affected.

The supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury and Asda withdrew more than 20 products from their shelves - including Belgian pate, mayon- naise and croissants - but stressed that the move was purely precautionary and that everything possible was being done to eliminate the risks from imported products. However, a leading British scientist said that the hazards posed by dioxins have been exaggerated, and that the contamination probably poses no significant health risk.The food scare nevertheless moved into full swing, with consumer groups expressing concern that the contamination might affect more than fresh meat and eggs. Egg powder and pork may have been used in products popular with British shoppers such as Belgian chocolates, pasta, cakes and Ardennes pate.The Belgian daily newspaper Het Nieuwsblad asked: "What is there left to eat?" It detailed how products ranging from pork chops to egg salad, and mayonnaise to ice cream, had either been taken off shelves or were now under suspicion.British supermarket chains were yesterday rushing to draw up lists of potentially suspect products in order to trace them back to suppliers to decide if they might have been affected.The dioxins are understood to have contaminated poultry and pig feed when mineral and industrial oil were mixed at a Belgian animal feed supplier. This was then sold to 416 Belgian farms and exported to France and Holland Levels of the chemicals were 700 times above normal. However, no British company is thought to have imported the feed.Yesterday, European Union officials said that Belgian pork might be affected, and in a television interview Belgium's newly-appointed Health minister, Luc van den Bossche, said that the government was also testing beef for possible contamination.Fresh pork imports from Belgium account for less than 5,000 of the 861,000 tons consumed annually in the UK, though some 3,000 tons of Belgian processed pork and 8,000 tons of liver pate (from either chicken or pork sources) are imported by the UK every year.On Wednesday, in scenes reminiscent of the panic over the BSE crisis, the European Union ordered all Belgian chicken and eggs exported after 15 January to be destroyed. This move may be extended to pigs, following yesterday's revelations.That leaves the possibility that consumers in the UK and across Europe have eaten Belgian products contaminated by dioxin over recent months, and that these products could still be on the shelves.However, the chemist and science writer in residence at Cambridge University, John Emsley, said: "Though you would never want dioxins deliberately added to the food supply, it's important to recognise that no human has ever died directly from dioxin exposure The only proven symptom is a form of acne, which clears up. Repeated studies have not shown a link with cancer or birth defects."If you know that food is contaminated, throw it away.

But if you've eaten a Belgian chocolate in the last few months, I wouldn't worry," he said.Misplaced FearsTHE FEARSOME reputation of dioxins is probably misplaced. Though there are 210 compounds that can be defined as dioxins, only 17 are toxic. The only proven effects of serious exposure on humans is a form of acne. Toxins wereblamed for birth defects after use of the Agent Orange defoliant in Vietnam, and an industrial accident in Seveso, Italy in 1976. John Emsley, science writer-in-residence at Cambridge University, said: "After Seveso a lot of women had abortions because they feared birth defects - but subsequent studies found no long- term increase in birth defects among people exposed.".

More than 90 per cent of people in Britain live in fear of crime with justification, according to a report published yesterday. The survey says that 67 per cent of people have been a victim of a crime such as burglary or car theft. Women are more likely to live in fear of crime than men, though they are less likely to become victims, according to the survey, by Mintel.. THE BANK of Scotland has scrapped a joint banking venture with Pat Robertson after the American television evangelist claimed that Scotland was a "dark land" popular with homosexuals. The bank's chief executive, Peter Burt, will inform Mr Robertson of the decision when the two men meet in the United States later today. Mr Burt flew to the United States on Wednesday after about pounds 400m was wiped of the value of the bank's shares amid the furore surrounding Mr Robertson's remarks. Bank officials came to the decision after watching a video of Mr Robertson's remarks about Scotland in which he said: "You can't believe how strong the homosexuals are." The hugely successful right-wing preacher, who once sought the Republican candidacy for president, described Scotland as a nation in decline which "could go right back into darkness very easily".Last night the Bank of Scotland could not officially confirm its decision, apparently reluctant to break the partnership publicly before meeting Mr Robertson. However, it is understood Mr Robertson's remarks have given officials a way out of a deal that for weeks has been a public relations disaster.The bank had tried to weather the storm around its telephone banking deal with Mr Robertson.

It had acknowledged that up to 500 people have switched their accounts to other banks. However, reports about his comments on Scotland proved to be a breaking point. The bank risked losing large institutional investors and was faced with little choice other than to pull the plug on the deal.Yesterday, amid speculation that the deal would be called off, the bank's shares closed slightly up.Laura Lambie, analyst with Capel Cure and Sharp, said; "There has been more and more bad publicity We've had protest groups picketing the bank. Now the market has looked at the whole deal and thought, is this a good idea, should the bank be continuing with it and with bad publicity."Mr Robertson made his remarks on his Virginia-based Christian Broadcasting Network and his 700 Club television show. Yesterday, a spokeswoman for the network could neither confirm nor deny the deal had been abandoned.However, Gene Kapp, a spokesman for Mr Robertson, had tried to save the deal with conciliatory remarks. He said Mr Robertson's remarks had been taken out of context."He indicated that Scotland has a great, proud history and like many places in Europe and in the United States, what really needs to happen is a return to traditional values, period."What has happened is there has been, in some of the Scottish and UK media, an effort to distort his position on issues and there has been a republication of the quotes attributed to him that are either not factually correct or taken out of context in many cases."The Bank of Scotland clearly became particularly worried about carrying on with the deal when debate began among members of the new Scottish Parliament on whether they should close their accounts with the bank.West Lothian Council was due to meet later this month to consider withdrawal of funds.