New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked regional offices to collect egg samples for testing to check the presence of nitrofurans in eggs.

A controversy was ignited after reports on the quality of eggs distributed by Eggoz, with regard to the alleged presence of nitorfurans, surfaced. Nitrofurans are antibiotics banned in food-producing animals, yet their residues may still be found in eggs due to illegal use.

According to the sources, "The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked regional offices to collect samples of branded and unbranded eggs to send samples for testing at Ten Laboratories across the country to check the presence of nitrofurans."

Dr Vivek Jain, Se...