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Millions of eggs were destroyed over the summer over a health scare involving fipronil. (Photo: https://unsplash.com/@foodiesfeed)

Egg scare prompts EU to consider national food safety officers

Member states have agreed on Tuesday (26 September) to consider appointing a single "food safety officer" to improve communications in the case of food contamination.

The ministerial conference was held to look back on the fipronil crisis that took place in the EU over the summer.

Eggs were sold by Dutch and Belgian farmers, who had bought insecticides that illegally contained ...

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