Could vaccination against avian influenza pose a risk to the marketability of Dutch poultry products on the international market? Photo: Canva
Starting in August, the first eggs from layers vaccinated with an avian influenza vaccine will be sold in Dutch supermarkets. The first birds would’ve received their shots in a pilot trial that began in the spring of 2025. Consumers will not be made aware of which eggs come from vaccinated birds. Dutch minister of agriculture Femke Wiersma is not planning to include any mandatory indication on the packaging of poultry products as to whether they originate from birds that have been vaccinate
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