Contaminated eggs leave many Dutch farmers 'powerless'

Ede, Netherlands

IN the dark and silent shed of a small Dutch poultry farm, 1.8 million eggs closely packed together wait to be destroyed. In the barn, the machine that sorts and packages the eggs has been shut off and its rolling belt is starting to gather dust. In the empty courtyard, the woman of the house and a worker perform small jobs.

But the fields are empty and the chickens are invisible.