Manufacturers of processed egg products (egg products) are in the government’s sights. Stéphane Travert, Minister of Agriculture and Food, announced on Wednesday August 9 the launch of a national survey of all manufacturers of egg products (processed egg products) estimated at 80 in France about. It is about shedding light on the contaminated eggs scandal and to identify the possible uses of the insecticide fipronil (a product usually used in veterinary medicine against lice and ticks) in poultry farms. Controls are underway in egg product workshops throughout France, according to the ministry.
No risk of toxicity at present
During the press briefing, the ministry reassured consumers: at the current stage, the checks carried out on known contaminated products do not present a risk to human health, under normal consumption conditions.
“The analyzes carried out in the past and the checks carried out so far do not show any health toxicity human “, underlined Stéphane Travert in a statement of the ministry.
Fipronil: “No alert for human health in view of the results of the first checks” https://t.co/F56lnqX4qEpic.twitter.com/ObVbAwGUFG
– Alim’Agri (@Min_Agriculture) August 10, 2017
Contaminated eggs ➡ only eggs intended for processing are concerned
– Alim’Agri (@Min_Agriculture) August 9, 2017
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