All poultry eggs in Hong Kong imported from European Union countries are to be held for inspection, the city’s food watchdog announced on Monday evening.
Effective immediately, the decision by the Centre for Food Safety is the latest precaution taken locally since eggs from Dutch farms were found earlier this month to contain unsafe levels of an insecticide. The scandal spread as tainted eggs were found in 15 EU states and Switzerland as well as Hong Kong.
A centre spokesman said it had...
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