250,000 Contaminated Eggs Sold In France Since April: Minister
Fakhir Rizvi Published August 11, 2017 | 01:45 PM
Nearly 250,000 insecticide- contaminated eggs have been sold in France since April, but the risk for consumers is "very low," French Agriculture Minister Stephane Travert said Friday
PARIS, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 11th Aug, 2017 ) - Nearly 250,000 insecticide- contaminated eggs have been sold in France since April, but the risk for consumers is "very low," French Agriculture Minister Stephane Travert said Friday.
A first batch of 196,000 eggs, imported from Belgium, was distributed between April 16 and May 2, and was followed by a second batch of 48,000 Dutch eggs sold by the discount retailer Leader price between July 19 and 28, Travert told RMC radio.
"The risk for human health is very low, given the levels of fipronil detected in the contaminated eggs, but also given French habits of food consumption," Travert said. Fipronil is a chemical used to get rid of fleas, lice and ticks from farm livestock but is banned by the European Union from use in the food industry.
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