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FSSAI urges its regional offices to probe presence of carcinogens in eggs
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Wednesday, 17 December, 2025, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The national food regulator has urged its regional offices across India to conduct an enquiry into the allegations about presence of carcinogens in eggs. The Food Safety officials have been asked to collect samples of eggs and analyse them in labs for the presence of any substance that is harmful to human health.
As per reports, the decision was taken by FSSAI after controversy erupted over reports of quality of eggs distributed by a company regarding the presence of nitrofurans, an antibiotic banned in food producing animals.
The matter came to light after a YouTuber conducted a lab analysis of the eggs and the lab reports allegedly found nitrofurans in it.
Meanwhile, the State Food Safety departments have been asked to collect samples of eggs, branded or non-branded, and check through lab analysis for the presence of any banned substance linked to carcinogenic or genotoxic effects.
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