HOW CAN EGGS BECOME CONTAMINATED WITH INSECTICIDE FIPRONIL - AS NETHERLAND EGGS IMPORTED IN THE UK HAVE BEEN

Around 700,000 potentially contaminated eggs have been imported into Britain from Dutch farms, according to the Food Standards Agency.

The affected eggs have been contaminated with an insecticide called Fipronil.

A The affected eggs originate from around 180 farms in the Netherlands that bought poultry from a supplier which used an illegal insecticide to treat red mite in chickens. The chemical, called fipronil, is not authorised for use as a veterinary medicine or pesticide around food producing animals as it can make its way into birds and eggs.

A The FSA has said it is “unlikely” that eating infected eggs would pose a threat to human health. It told the Daily Telegraph that it is up to consumers to decide if they want to eat contaminated food or not.
In large quantities, fipronil is considered to be “moderately hazardous”, according to the World Health Organisation.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/11/shock-dutch-egg-contamination-scandal-means-shoppers/