Millions of chickens could be culled in the Netherlands over fears of insecticide-tainted eggs, an industry body said as Belgium vowed full transparency on Monday about why it kept the scandal secret. Supermarkets in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland have pulled millions of eggs from the shelves after fipronil, a substance potentially dangerous to humans, was found in them. Ducarme added that products from 57 Belgian egg producers - around a quarter of the country's - had been blocked as a preventative measure. But it is banned from being used to treat animals destined for human consumption, such as chickens. Dutch and Belgian media reports that the substance containing the insecticide was supplied to Chickfriend by a Belgian firm have not been confirmed.

Source: The Local August 07, 2017 13:52 UTC