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Title : Widening egg scandal hits 16 European countries, Hong Kong
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Source : Lakeland Observer
Year : 2018
Link : https://lakelandobserver.com/widening-egg-scandal-hits-16-european-countries-hong-kong/234091/
Country : Europe
Commodity: AP-Eggs and egg products
Abstract: The European Union said Friday that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as it revealed that products contaminated with an insecticide have now spread to 17 countries. Millions of eggs have been destroyed or pulled from supermarket shelves since July 20, when it was made public that the pesticide Fipronil, which is dangerous to human health, was found mixed with another treatment sprayed on chickens for ticks, fleas and lice, known as Dega 16.