ACTIVISTS called for stricter food safety standards and “fundamental” changes to EU agricultural policy at the weekend as a contaminated egg scandal put children at risk.

Campaigners whipped up a storm as spokeswoman Katrien Stragier revealed that Belgium’s food safety agency had known eggs could be contaminated with the insecticide Fipronil as far back as June — but had not warned the public or governments of countries importing the Dutch eggs so as to maintain the secrecy of the investigation.

The bad eggs have been pulled from supermarket shelves across Germany as shops scramble to contain the risk.