The source has been identified as corn from the Ukraine, which was used by a Dutch feed compounder and then exported to German producers.

 

Dioxins have been found in organic eggs in several states in Germany as the result of contaminated corn from the Ukraine. The Ministry of Consumer Protection said there is no danger to public health.

 

The scandal of dioxin-contaminated corn is spreading across Germany. Already, dioxins have been found in organic eggs and feed in nine German states. The department for consumer protection in North Rhine-Westphalia identified the source as corn from the Ukraine, which was delivered to a Dutch feed company in January and subsequently delivered to farms across Germany.

 

Many retailers are reported to have removed eggs from their shelves as a precaution. There are no organic eggs available in the states of Lower Saxony, North-Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, and subsequently, the move also covered Saxony-Anhalt, Hessen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein and Baden-Württemberg.

 

A spokesperson from the Ministry of Consumer Protection confirmed in Berlin last week that the dioxin-contaminated corn from Ukraine had been delivered to farms in nine German states. She confirmed that there is no immediate danger to public health. However, retail chains, including supermarkets Lidl and Rewe have removed affected batches of eggs from sale.