Official: Tainted eggs won't enter mainland

Exports from Netherlands to European countries, HK pulled from supermarkets

Eggs tainted by the pesticide fipronil in Europe do not pose a threat to the Chinese mainland, as no European countries have approval to send eggs or egg products here, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday.

China maintains strict supervision over the use of pesticides, and forbids the use of fipronil in poultry farming, Jin Fazhong, the ministry's deputy director for agricultural product quality and safety supervision, said at a news conference.