Imported eggs contaminated with the insecticide fipronil, have been discovered in 15 European Union countries as well as Hong Kong and Switzerland.
The EU Commission is expected to hold a meeting with ministers and regulators on September 26.
Eggs, coming mainly from the Netherlands, have been found to contain the harmful pesticide banned by the EU for use in the food industry.
Already, a row has erupted over how long Belgian and Dutch authorities have known about the contamination.
The European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, in a statement said, "Blaming and shaming will bring us nowhere.
"Our common job and priority now is to manage the situation, gather information, focus on the analysis and lessons to be learned with a view to improve our system and prevent criminal activity."
On Thursday, investigators arrested two people in raids on companies in the Netherlands and Belgium.
The UK food watchdog also said about 700,000 eggs had been sent to the UK from potentially contaminated Dutch farms, up from an earlier estimate of 21,000.
Processed foods containing eggs, including sandwiches and salads, have been recalled from Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose and Asda.
Supermarkets in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have withdrawn millions of eggs from sale.


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