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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9811

6 January 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 18
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
From 1 January 2009, salmonella infected eggs may no longer be sold as table eggs

Brussels, 05/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - As of 1 January 2009, under the terms of regulation 1237/2007 (Commission regulation of 23 October 2007 amending European Parliament and Council regulation (EC) N° 2160/2003 and decision 2006/696/EC on the marketing of eggs from flocks infected with salmonella), eggs infected with salmonella may no longer be sold as table eggs.

Under this regulation, any eggs from flocks of laying eggs not monitored for the presence of salmonella or found positive of...