Wholesalers said the confiscated eggs would go bad in less than two months, even if kept in fridges.
'The eggs can't wait. The Department of Health should act decisively,' said wholesalers' representative Lam Man-fai. 'We want to know as soon as possible whether the eggs are free from toxins.' Wholesalers complained they had to withdraw eggs from Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands - which account for 30 per cent of the market share - while more eggs from the four countries continued to flood in to the territory.
'If it is safe, we can continue selling the eggs. If it is dangerous, we can refuse to take the products,' Mr Lam said. 'We do not want to damage our relationship with the suppliers, otherwise we will have problems getting eggs from them in future.'
