EU alert: infected eggs sold in seven states

This evidently expands the geographic space of the newest scandal with the sale of infected eggs.

Dutch authorities announced that by the end of July, farms were closed, as high concentration of “fipronoil” prohibited insecticide for use due to negative effects on people's health was found.

Belgium has launched investigations in June, but by July it has not announced the European Commission on the use of the banned insecticide.

Germany, whose super-markets regularly receive shipments of Dutch eggs, has launched its investigation in July.

European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Qaeda Itconen said that the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany through the EU system's road to food safety has warned other countries that infected eggs may have been exported to these countries as well.

The Netherlands has warned Sweden that the infected eggs in early August have been sent to the country, while similar warnings have been sent to Switzerland, France, and Great Britain.

It is now up to the authorities in Sweden, Switzerland and France to verify”, Itkonen has said. Dutch farmers have been warned that the scandal with the sale of infected eggs can take on widespread proportions.

It has been known about chemical pollution since bird breeders in the Netherlands sought help from the association “Chick friend”, which specializes in rooting out parasites that attack birds.

This company in its manufacturing of parasites has used “fipronoil”, which is often used in veterinarian preparations against fleas, spiders, and ticks, but is forbidden to cure birds, which are used for food.

The World Health Organization (OBSH) estimates that “fipronoil” in large quantity is “intermediately toxic to <xx4> for people because it can be dangerous for kidney, liver and thyroid glands.