Norway’s dominant poultry producer Nortura is busy addressing compensation claims after having to recall more than 670 tons of eggs in recent weeks. The hens that laid the eggs were fed grain with excessive Vitamin D additives, and grain producer Felleskjøpet was catching the blame.
“We’re handling all the claims from consumers,” Nortura spokesman John Trygve Tollefsen told newspaper Dagsavisen this week, but he had no estimate of how many people were involved. More than 3,700 claims had been handled as of Monday.
More are expected after consumers were asked to either discard eggs involved in the recall or return them to the store where they were bought. Felleskjøpet will also need to compensate egg producers who’ve lost sales and also needed to slaughter hens and chickens that fell ill from eating too much of the vitamin additive. Consumers who may also have become ill can receive additional compensation. Too much vitamin D can lead to stomach pain, lack of appetite, headache, dizziness and fatigue.
“This situation has considerable economic consequences, and compensation to consumers is part of that,” Tollefsen said, adding that it also will involve a settlement with Felleskjøpet, leaders of which also face losing salary bonuses this year.
NewsinEnglish.no staff