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The egg contamination scandal sweeping across Europe will hurt trade from the Netherlands, the region’s top exporter, and may spur other countries to increase domestic production, according to Chris Elliott, director of the Institute for Global Food Security. Worries about eggs tainted with the insecticide fipronil have led supermarkets in Germany, the U.K., and Switzerland to pull fresh eggs, deli filler and egg sandwiches off the shelves. The incidents were first reported in the Netherlands and Belgium, and public prosecutors have opened investigations. The most important market news of the day. Get our markets daily newsletter. “ |
