SALMONELLA – EGGS
October 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIEIN what could be a model law of its kind, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed regulations to improve egg safety on US farms to significantly reduce instances of salmonella enteritidis (SE). Farms that contain more than 3,000 laying hens producing eggs for retail sale would be required to introduce their own biosecurity and pest control programmes, mandatory salmonella testing and the cleaning and disinfection of chicken coups that have had an egg test positive for salmonella, as well as the refrigerated storage of eggs. If ...
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