Question 10062 — breeding

Summary

Mrs Lisette Pollet alerts the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty about the importation into France of Ukrainian eggs presenting proven health risks and not respecting European standards. Since spring 2025, several official alerts have been notified on the European RASFF platform, notably on April 18, then July 24 and 28, 2025, concerning eggs imported from Ukraine and containing residues of substances banned for more than fifteen years in the European Union, such as nitrofuran metabolites or metronidazole. These products were nevertheless found on the shelves of major retailers in France. This situation is particularly worrying. It represents a major health risk for French consumers and constitutes unfair competition for national producers, who apply standards among the strictest in the world, both in terms of health and animal welfare (transition to alternative systems to cages, egg sexing, traceability). While egg consumption continues to grow (7 billion eggs consumed in 2024, up 300 million compared to 2023), consumer confidence and the country's food sovereignty must not be weakened by non-compliant imports. She therefore asks him what reinforced control and surveillance measures are implemented on imported eggs, in particular those coming from Ukraine, in order to guarantee the food safety of the French, whether the transparency of the results of these controls will be ensured with the sector and the general public and what actions the Government intends to take to guarantee strict equivalence of health and environmental standards and social issues between imported products and French production, in order to protect both public health and the competitiveness of French breeders.

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