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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11140
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) food safety

Extended egg storage time - EFSA looks at risks

Brussels, 26/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - Extending the storage time of eggs at home or at retailers' would increase the risks of Salmonella food poisoning, according to the latest scientific opinion of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the risks to public health associated with eggs, which was published on 31 July.

EFSA's experts focused their analysis on the risks presented by Salmonella Enteritidis, the bacterium responsible for the highest number of egg-related outbreaks of...