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Indian eggs seized

AJMAN — Ajman Municipality yesterday confiscated a large quantity of Indian eggs being sold in the emirate despite the ban on its sale in the UAE.

The ban, which was imposed by the Ministry of Water and Environment recently, came as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of bird flu in the country, sources said.

A municipality official said that following a tip off, municipality inspectors raided various outlets in the emirate and confiscated a large quantity of Indian eggs from them. The maximum quantity of eggs was recovered from shops in Al Zahra area.

Following the confiscation, the municipality has issued a warning against selling of Indian eggs until the ban is lifted.

The egg packets, which carried the seal "Fresh from India", had drawn the attention of a large number of people who alerted the media, which in turn informed the municipality. Saif Salim Al Shamsi, Deputy Director of Ajman municipality said, "the municipality will not tolerate those who are endangering public health."

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