Published: 14 Apr 12 12:53 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120414-41945.htmlShareTweetGerman producers, distributors and companies that made and tested eggs containing unacceptable levels of the cancer-causing element PCB could face hefty fines, it emerged Saturday.
Chicken shortage forces Easter bunny to import eggs - Society (30 Mar 10)Experts predict rapid spike in cancer cases - Society (24 Feb 10)Germans eat three more eggs for Easter - National (4 Apr 09)The Westfalen Blatt newspaper, based in Bielefeld, said the firms are facing legal charges. The Kiel-based lab had previously been criticized for releasing its results, which showed the PCB contamination only to the eggs