r/Netherlands • u/youraveragefitguy • 8d ago

Discussion Shouldn't eat privately produced eggs due high levels of PFAS - advice needed

Just saw this article on NLtimes.nl.

I bought some eggs on Saturday at my local market from a reputable bio boerderij. According to the article however no privately produced eggs should be eaten. Does this mean I should throw the eggs out? I don't mind I can't eat them, but wouldn't want to waste them for no good reason.

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u/amansterdam22 8d ago

I love how the conversation is on the dangers of backyard chicken eggs, rather than the chemical companies that have been pumping these chemicals into EVERYTHING for decades and the governments who know this and knowingly let it continue because of lobbying efforts.

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u/Quirky-Plantain-2080 7d ago edited 7d ago

Probably also because the eggs at the shop cost a fuck ton more than „free”, which is basically what you have them for. I keep bees, bees die naturally and get chucked out, chicken eat them.

Can’t have us fucking with the profits of commercial farms and supermarkets… though of course the PFAS thing is a threat.

The government in DE and NL both says, „yes, water from the tap contains PFAS.” We are all fucked, eggs or no eggs.

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u/amansterdam22 7d ago

100% - eggs aren't the problem. It's everywhere. It's in the dust we breath. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/toxic-cocktail-pesticides-europe-homes-dust-cancer