These are antibiotics forbidden in Europe for 15 years, yet in France, eggs containing hazardous residues not compliant with production standards have come from UCRAIN, with a significant risk to consumer health.
A real scandal, confirmed by the French government, which would involve First of all Carrefour and E. Leclerc chains. According to the National Committee for the promotion of eggs (CNPO), in fact, Ukrainian eggs containing residues of antibiotics prohibited in the European Union were sold in supermarkets in France.
In August 2025, both European and French level, several alerts were reported concerning eggs imported from Ukraine and containing residues of antibiotics prohibited in the European Union for over 15 years “reports the CNPO, which represents breeders, transformers and distributors.
These imports involve serious health risks for consumers, while French professionals have long applied among the most rigorous rules in the world, they say from the CNPO, which invites public authorities to “immediately strengthen healthcare compliance checks” on these products.
And not only that: the Committee also denounces a question of unfair competition, claiming that Ukrainian eggs “do not respect the same health standards“And not even”animal welfare practices“Applied in France.
Some distribution chains, despite having made the commitment not to market more eggs from caged hens and have imposed on the French breeders an ultimatum for a very rapid transition to alternative systems, these same signs sell Ukrainian eggs produced in a cage in France, do not comply even to the minimum European standards. A real unfair competition for French professionals.
In addition, these Ukrainian eggs do not even respect the collective commitment to market only eggs from farms that practice ovosexaggio, to avoid the elimination of millions of male chicks.
Meanwhile, and finally, the government also takes note of it and the French farm minister Annie Genevard asked for the creation of a “European control agency“To strengthen the controls and guarantee compliance, asking that”For any practice prohibited in Europe, the maximum limit of residues is set to zero on all imported products“.
Meanwhile, both Leclerc said he had already adopted corrective measures, asking to immediately withdraw the lots from the sale. Other supermarkets have distanced himself: Lidl has specified that in case of deficiencies he can supply himself from other EU countries, “but not from Ukraine”.
Sources: CNPO / Le Figaro
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