Company Behind Eggs With Salmonella In S’pore Cooperating Fully With Authorities

Previously, SFA issued a recall for certain eggs imported from Malaysia.

The eggs can be identified by the farm code <CES008> printed on the eggs.

All batches of the eggs are thought to be affected.

Well, for those who are going to buy eggs, and worried you’ll get affected eggs, this article might just pacify your worries.

Company Behind Eggs With Salmonella In S’pore Says They’re Taking Extra Measures

According to a press release by Lay Hong, the company which owns Jeram 1 farm in Selangor, they are cooperating fully with authorities in Malaysia.

The affected farm has been suspended pending investigations by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) in Malaysia.

During this period, no eggs will be sold domestically from the farm.

Supply will only resume after investigations are completed, the company promised.

The Jeram 1 farm mainly supplies eggs to Singapore through four importers:

• Ang Seng Eggs Supplier
• Dasoon Pte Ltd
• Heng Guan Food Industrial Pte Ltd
• Lam Leng Trading Co

According to a Fairprice sign uploaded on Reddit, affected egg products include:

• Pasar
• Dasoon
• Smartchoice

Five Other Farms Not Affected

There are six Jeram farms in total and the other farms (2-6) have all tested negative for Salmonella.

“All other farms in Jeram (Jeram 2 to 6) have been tested negative for Salmonella and these farms are divided into smaller satellite farms and separated from one another physically, despite being located in Jeram.”

According to the company, each of these “satellite farms” has its own feeding and grading equipment to prevent cross-contamination.

They will work on strengthening their monitoring and farming controls to prevent a repeat of this incident.

Just To Be Safe

For those who don’t know whether you have the affected eggs but want to be on the safe side anyway, here’s what you can do.

You can follow SFA’s advice and eat fully-cooked eggs for the foreseeable future.

The bacteria can be eradicated via heat, so as long as you cook your eggs fully, they will be safe for consumption.

That means no more half-boiled eggs or a Tomago Gohan.

For those who have eaten raw eggs and feel something wrong, see a doctor immediately, the food industry watchdog added.

Symptoms of infections include diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting.

You can find more information about eggs and salmonella on SFA’s website here.

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