Implementation of the measures taken to prevent food contamination following the fipronil-tainted eggs scandal

Priority question for written answer  P-002159/2021/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 138
Marco Zullo (Renew)

Following the misuse of fipronil-containing substances in a number of European laying poultry farms in July 2017, a range of measures were introduced to improve the safety of food products, as set out in Official Journal L261 of 14 October 2019[1] and Official Journal L277 of 29 October 2019[2].

In view of this, can the Commission answer the following questions:

• 1.Have any further measures been taken?
• 2.How effective have all the measures currently under way proven to date?
• 3.Has any punitive action been taken against the authorities for their negligence in failing to spot the misuse and sound the alarm over the health risk to the general public?

• [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:L:2019:261:FULL&from=FR
• [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2019:277:FULL&from=CS