The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Mass recall in Germany of 73,000 eggs contaminated with insecticide Thousands of eggs for sale in Germany have been found to contain traces of an insect killer. This comes less than a year after the same insecticide found its way into millions of eggs in the Netherlands and Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180612/mass-recall-in-germany-of-73000-eggs-contaminated-with-venom Tue, 12 Jun 2018 15:04:19 +0200 mass-recall-in-germany-of-73000-eggs-contaminated-with-venom Germany holding back on publishing info about 'contaminated egg scandal' German authorities have banned the publication of information about the scandal that made headlines in the summer regarding eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil. https://www.thelocal.de/20171026/germany-holding-back-on-publishing-info-about-egg-scandal Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:28:21 +0200 germany-holding-back-on-publishing-info-about-egg-scandal Belgium admits it kept quiet about 'tainted' eggs recalled in Germany Belgian officials admitted Saturday they knew in early June there was a potential problem over insecticide-contaminated eggs but kept it secret because of an ongoing fraud investigation. https://www.thelocal.de/20170806/belgium-admits-it-kept-quiet-about-tainted-eggs-recalled-in-germany Sun, 06 Aug 2017 12:05:46 +0200 belgium-admits-it-kept-quiet-about-tainted-eggs-recalled-in-germany What you should know about the 'toxic eggs' found in 12 German states As millions of eggs are pulled from stores and destroyed in the Netherlands and Germany due to an insecticide contamination, here's what you should know about the health concerns. https://www.thelocal.de/20170804/what-you-should-know-about-the-toxic-eggs-found-in-12-german-states-insecticide-contamination Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:07:44 +0200 what-you-should-know-about-the-toxic-eggs-found-in-12-german-states-insecticide-contamination Aldi stops selling all eggs as insecticide scandal widens Both Aldi Süd and Aldi Nord have completely stopped selling all eggs as German officials said on Thursday they believed three million eggs tainted by a toxic insecticide had made it into the country and been sold. https://www.thelocal.de/20170804/aldi-stops-selling-all-eggs-as-contamination-scandal-widens-insecticide Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:01:53 +0200 aldi-stops-selling-all-eggs-as-contamination-scandal-widens-insecticide Mineral water in plastic bottles contaminated with hormones Scientists at Frankfurt University have shown that mineral water in plastic bottles is contaminated with chemicals which act like female hormones in the body. https://www.thelocal.de/20090313/18005 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:06:00 +0100 18005