German agriculture officials said on Thursday that the country had been “worse affected" than initially thought as they believe affected eggs have made it into 12 out of 16 German states, amounting to at least three million from the Netherlands. How many eggs with fipronil would an adult have to eat for it to be harmful? The German Nutrition Society (DGE) in general recommends not eating more than three eggs per week. The website allows you to select your state or see all warnings and then read which eggs (Konsumei/Konsumeier) are listed. On Monday close to 900,000 eggs were recalled from shops in North Rhine-Westphalia due to excessive levels of the insecticide.

Source: The Local August 04, 2017 11:09 UTC