Overview

• The EU’s Rasff system logged four July–August detections of banned antibiotics in eggs originating from Ukraine.
• CNPO denounced recent imports it estimates at roughly 300,000 eggs and called for reinforced conformity controls plus an emergency meeting with distributors.
• Carrefour said it sells no eggs of Ukrainian origin, while E. Leclerc said one store made a regrettable, isolated purchase that does not reflect its buying policy.
• The interprofession argues Ukrainian production fails EU rules on cage rearing, France’s ovosexing commitments, and antibiotic standards, describing both a health risk and unfair competition.
• France’s agriculture minister urged stronger EU-level checks and mirror clauses as egg demand has risen about 5% in volume to end-July, creating stock tensions.