According to information received this afternoon via the European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), food including eggs contaminated with Fipronil have also been shipped to Hungary. Some frozen, pre-cooked Tamago Ei-Omlett-Block products were shipped to a wholesaler in Budapest. The National Food Chain Safety Office (NFCSO) immediately contacted the company in question, which has taken the necessary action. The food safety authority has ordered the product to be removed from distribution. The targeted testing of products available in Hungary is being continuously performed by the NFCSO. Experts from the authority found traces of Fipronil in four lots of eggs, but at a level that was below the allowed limit and therefore not a danger to health. The lots in question are being officially sealed and the NFCSO is taking the necessary action.

Information was received this afternoon via the RASFF system based on a German report, according to which Fipronil was detected in a frozen, pre-cooked Asian-style product called Tamago Ei-Omlett-Block, which is produced by a German company. Some of the products were also shipped to Hungary, to Ázsia Gasztro Élelmiszer Ltd. The National Food Chain Safety Office (NFCSO) immediately contacted the company in question, which has taken the necessary action.

According to German tests, Fipronil was detected in the product, but not in quantities that pose a danger to human health. The NFCSO has nevertheless ordered the product lot in question to be removed from the market.

The company only supplied the product to members of the catering industry, and has informed every one of its partners about the product recall, of which it has also provided proof to the food safety authority.

The targeted testing of products available in Hungary, which has been ordered by Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision Róbert Zsigó, is being continuously performed in the NFCSO”s laboratories. The first test results became available today, according to which experts from the authority found traces of Fipronil in four lots of eggs (1 of German origin and 3 from Poland). In neither cases did the level of contamination exceed the permitted limit. The lots in question are being officially sealed and the NFCSO is taking the necessary action.

The NFCSO recommends that consumers give preference to excellent quality Hungarian eggs and products containing eggs until the contamination case is closed.

(National Food Chain Safety Office)