PHOTO: HANS BANUS


Fipronil saga comes to a close


In the summer of 2017 the illegal use of the agent fipronil to combat red mite infection caused immense dam- age. Poultry farmers in Belgium, the Netherlands and a handful in Germany had their houses cleaned with a dis- infectant containing fipronil which is listed as potentially harmful to human health. As traces of the agent were found in eggs, hundred millions of eggs had to be recalled and destroyed, followed by many millions of layers. Farmers and integrations struggled to rid their houses of fipronil as it attached to the plastic inventory. Now, three years after its first illegal use, the companies and people involved in the Netherlands and Belgium have appeared in court as criminal charges were brought and compensation claimed. Awaiting sentencing, the fipronil saga has come to a close. In the meantime, the last houses have finally been deemed fipronil free and new 18 week old hens are ready to start production without the risk of recontamination.


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