LJUBLJANA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian food safety authority has announced that it had tested eggs and egg products in Slovenia in the wake of the fipronil-tainted egg scandal, but found no contamination.
The Slovenian Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection took 15 samples, all of which tested negative for about a hundred active substances, including the controversial pesticide fipronil, Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported Wednesday.
The Agriculture Ministry's agency tested eggs from Slovenian and foreign producers, egg products used in the food industry, and end egg products from other EU countries, the STA reported.
The results of the analysis come after the European Commission included Slovenia on the list of 15 EU countries affected by the recent eggs scandal along with Switzerland and China's Hong Kong on Aug. 1.
The Administration explained at the time that Slovenia had been included on the list for withdrawing some egg products as a precautionary measure on Aug. 9.
EU agriculture ministers are expected to discuss the fipronil contamination at their next meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, on Sept. 5, according to the STA.
