An Omelette With 6,500 Eggs to Show They Are Safe and Healthy

Over 6,500 eggs were cracked to make the giant omelette at an annual festival in Malmedy

Over 6,500 eggs were cracked to make a giant omelette at an festival in Malmedy.

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Over 6,500 eggs were cracked to make a giant omelette at a festival in Malmedy, Germany despite the continuing international health scare concerning eggs contaminated with harmful insecticide Fipronil.

Unlike previous years which saw 7,000 guests attend the event, this year the 22nd omelette festival attracted only a 1,000 guests. Nevertheless one organiser assured, "We work with premium eggs. AFSCA (German agency for food safety) also controlled the eggs so there is absolutely no worries about our eggs."

Since the end of July, millions of eggs have been withdrawn from shops in Germany, Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands after some of them tested positive for the insecticide fipronil, a substance used for the extermination of ants, fleas, lice and cockroaches.

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