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Hong Kong, Switzerland, 15 EU states hit by egg scandal: EU

BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (APP/AFP); Insecticide-tainted eggs from
European poultry farms have now been found in Hong Kong and
Switzerland as well as 15 EU countries, the European Commission
said Friday.
European Commission spokesman Daniel Rosario said all had received
eggs contaminated with the pesticide fipronil, with the Commission
adding that a crisis meeting of EU ministers had been provisionally scheduled for September 26.