New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) categorically stated on Saturday that eggs available in the country are safe for human consumption and that recent claims linking eggs to cancer risk are misleading, scientifically unsupported and capable of creating unnecessary public alarm.

Responding to media reports and social media posts alleging the presence of carcinogenic substances such as nitrofuran metabolites (AOZ) in eggs, FSSAI officials clarified that the use of nitrofurans is strictly prohibited at all stages of production of poultry and eggs under the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Regulations, 2011.

According to FSSAI, an Extraneous Maximum Residue Limit (EMRL)...