News agency ANI reported about the development, citing sources on Monday.
Eggoz controversy: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked regional offices to collect samples of branded and unbranded eggs and to send samples for testing at 10 laboratories across the country to check the presence of nitrofurans, News agency ANI reported, citing sources on Monday.
Eggoz has been in the news recently after concerns were raised over the safety of the ‘Eggoz’ brand eggs.
In Karnataka, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to collect samples and conduct laboratory testing, News First Prime reported.
Following the directions, FSSAI officials have begun collecting egg samples across the state. Samples of ‘Eggoz’ brand eggs have been gathered from multiple locations and sent to laboratories for detailed analysis. The result, it said, is expected to come within the next 14 days.
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