Aldi empties egg shelves in EU insecticide scare

Aldi is withdrawing all eggs from sale at more than 4,000 stores in Germany as fears over possible insecticide contamination spreads.

Traces of fipronil were found in produce in Belgium and the Netherlands, which has led to the temporary shutdown of some poultry farms and to supermarkets halting the sale of eggs from the Netherlands.

Fipronil is considered by the World Health Organisation to be moderately toxic, with high doses leading to feelings of nausea and dizziness.