Belgium-Luxembourg: Belgian Fipronil Crisis - Fraud or Food Safety

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The fraudulent presence of fipronil in eggs in Belgium is rapidly ballooning into an EU-wide crisis. Two months after the first notification of a potential food safety problem, the case appears to be more of an economic fraud issue and failure of the EU-wide food safety system than a food safety and a health risk concern.

Belgium-Luxembourg: Belgian Fipronil Crisis - Fraud or Food Safety

Europe and Eurasia, Belgium, Luxembourg

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