The Food Safety Authority has confirmed that a small amount of contaminated Dutch eggs were supplied to Irish food businesses.
News broke today that 700,000 eggs contaminated with insecticide Fipronil have been distributed in the UK and some may have already been consumed.
The eggs originated in the Netherlands.
In a
statement today, the FSAI said that in June, "very small quantities of (contaminated) boiled eggs were supplied to nine catering outlets in Ireland."
"Similarly, in early July, a small quantity of liquid pasteurised egg, with a ‘use-by’ date of 20th July, was supplied to a number of food businesses for use in bakery products."
It said that any remaining egg products have been removed from sale and that the risk to Irish consumers is "very low".
Fipronil is not permitted for use around food-producing animals like hens.
The World Health Organisation says that it is "moderately hazardous" in large quantities, reports
The Telegraph.
A major product recall in now underway in the UK off the back of the British Food Standards Agency's announcement about the levels of contamination there.
Fresh eggs are largely uneffected by the contamination, with processed foods that contain eggs posing more of a potential risk in the UK.
