US EditionLay Off Our Eggs Market, French Producers Tell Ukraine
French egg industry warns that 300,000 Ukrainian eggs imported may violate EU farming and antibiotic standards, risking compliance with French ovosexing agreements, officials say.
- On Thursday, the National Committee for the Promotion of Eggs warned hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian eggs with code 3, indicating battery-caged hens, were found at Carrefour and E. Leclerc, breaching EU standards and possibly containing banned antibiotics.
- Facing higher consumption, National Committee for the Promotion of Eggs officials say egg sales rose about around 350 million more than last year, prompting warnings that Ukrainian imports violate European Union regulations, disadvantaging French egg producers.
- E. Leclerc admitted an isolated breach and pulled batches after a store's regrettable action, while CNPO said retailers sold hundreds of thousands of such eggs and noted E. Leclerc recently imported 300,000 eggs, calling it a potential 'test' for cheaper supplies.
- France's government confirmed warnings about Ukrainian eggs with antibiotic residues and is pressing Brussels to tighten border checks, while Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard called for a European control agency and zero residue limits for banned practices.
- Amid industry friction, major retailers who quit CNPO in early July over governance disputes complicate coordination, while Lidl may source eggs from other EU countries but excludes Ukraine, reaffirming French sourcing commitments amid shortages.
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The interprofession alerts the sale in French supermarkets of products from Ukraine, where production conditions are so-called less than in the European Union. Its vice-president, Loïc Thomas, denounces an unfair attempt by distributors.
The inter-occupation of laying hen farmers in France has denounced the presence in some supermarkets of several hundred thousand eggs that do not comply with European standards.
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The Local - FrLay off our eggs market, French producers tell Ukraine
The leading French eggs association has sounded alarm over the import of hundreds of thousands of eggs from Ukraine, warning they breach with European production standards and may contain banned antibiotics.
On Thursday, the interprofession of eggs denounced the importation by certain distributors of hundreds of thousands of eggs from Ukraine that do not comply with European production standards. It calls on the public authorities to strengthen compliance controls in order to avoid any risk to the health of consumers. - Why the French producers denounce the sale of eggs from Ukraine in the big distribution? (On my plate).
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