France says contaminated eggs were sold but health risk minimal
11 Aug 2017 5:18 PM GMT
Nearly 250,000 eggs contaminated with an insecticide have reached shops in France and most of them have already been eaten, the French farm ministry said on Friday, adding that it saw minimal health risks from the incident.
"The levels of actual contamination do not pose any risks for consumers," it said, citing an investigation by France's health and safety agency that pointed to "very low" risks.
"But while the risk to human health has been ruled out, investigations are being actively pursued at poultry farms and manufacturing sites of egg-based products," it added.
Millions of chicken eggs have been pulled from European supermarket shelves due to the presence of fipronil, with several European countries affected by the incident.
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