"And again there was a crisis, this time because of eggs infected with the toxic substance fipronil. There are so many crises that quickly devalue the power of the word crisis. With each crisis you see the same pattern. The conclusions are already ready: self-regulation has failed, and the supervisor must become stricter. Although the outcome is easy to predict, it is apparently necessary every time to conduct a comprehensive and costly investigation" writes RSM researcher Martin de Bree for the Financieele Dagblad opinion section.