Denmark: All imported eggs free of Salmonella
Denmark has received a special allowance from the EU to require all egg imports to be free of salmonella, reports the Copenhagen Post.
EU health authorities have reportedly approved a Danish application for ‘special status’ that will ensure all eggs imported to the country are guaranteed by their distributors as being 100% salmonella-free.
Eva Kjer Hansen, the food and veterinary minister, called the approval from Brussels a ‘breakthrough’, adding that Denmark would also be seeking special status for chicken imports as well.
According to Statens Serum Institut, the national disease control centre, 3,700 Danes suffered from salmonella-related illnesses in 2008 and that four people have died of salmonella poisoning since October.
Source: The Copenhagen Post
Join 31,000+ subscribers
Subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated about all the need-to-know content in the poultry sector, three times a week.
