The Netherlands recovered many millions of poisonous chicken eggs

AFP reported on August 8, many large supermarkets in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany are quickly recalling millions of poultry eggs imported from the Netherlands after discovering eggs contaminated with insecticides can be deadly. .

Millions of scandalous eggs are intimidating consumers in many European countries. According to the AFP news agency, the Dutch food agency (NVWWA) has asked 138 poultry farms to close after poultry eggs of 59 farms have contained Fipronil .

'We will close our poultry facility until we prove that Fipronil has been removed from chickens and no longer exists in eggs' - Wim Ten Ham farm owner in Ede town (Ha Lan) promised the authorities.

Fipronil contained in chicken eggs on chicken farms in Onstwedde can be dangerous to organs.(Photo: Reuters).

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Fipronil is an insecticidal chemical that can endanger organs such as the kidneys, liver and thyroid gland. According to experts, Fipronil is often used in veterinary products to remove fleas, lice and other harmful insects but is prohibited for humans and chickens.

WHO experts also revealed that the pesticide-containing poison was thought to have been infested by a Dutch business named Chickfriend in the country's livestock market with the aim of destroying the parasite red flea. chicken.

On August 8, the Belgian government admitted that they knew the potential risk of Fipronil-infected eggs but did not speak up, only secretly investigated. In addition to the three countries Netherlands, Belgium and Germany have recovered chicken eggs imported from the Netherlands, the Swedish and Swiss authorities said they are tracking shipments from the Netherlands because of the dangerous effects of the egg scandal.

Before the shocking scandal, the Dutch government said it would provide emergency assistance to livestock farmers in destroying chickens and eggs. According to the Dutch press, poultry farming is Holland's strength, in 2016, about 1,000 poultry farms produced 10 billion eggs. These eggs are then distributed to the domestic market and some are exported to Germany, Belgium and some other EU countries.