The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has firmly rejected recent claims linking egg consumption to cancer, calling them “misleading, scientifically unsupported, and capable of creating unnecessary public alarm.”
In a statement released on Saturday, the food regulator clarified that eggs sold in India are safe for human consumption. Reports suggesting the presence of carcinogenic substances in eggs were described as lacking any scientific basis.
The clarification follows media reports and social media posts alleging the detection of nitrofuran metabolites (AOZ)—substances purportedly linked to cancer—in eggs available in the country.
FSSAI emphasized that India’s regulatory framework aligns with international standards. Both the European Union and the United States prohibit the use of nitrofurans in food-producing animals and employ reference points or guideline values only as enforcement tools. The authority noted that variations in numerical benchmarks across countries reflect differences in analytical and regulatory approaches, not in consumer safety standards.
Regarding public health, FSSAI cited scientific evidence showing no causal link between trace-level dietary exposure to nitrofuran metabolites and adverse health outcomes in humans.
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