Record salmonella outbreak in Belgium infects at least 306
Health officials say 2 million eggs were sold before recalls widened and the farm was shut down after contamination spread to a second henhouse.
- Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain confirmed a record salmonella outbreak that has infected at least 306 people across the country, making it the largest recorded outbreak in Belgian history.
- Epidemiological tracing identified the source of the outbreak as contaminated eggs produced by a poultry farm in the municipality of Geel.
- Precautionary recalls of the affected egg batches have expanded to eight additional European nations, including France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Portugal.
- Health officials shut down and culled the affected poultry facility after secondary testing revealed the bacteria had spread across multiple sheds despite initial isolation efforts.
- Medical authorities warned that while no fatalities have been reported, the total number of infected individuals is likely higher due to unreported mild or asymptomatic cases.
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More than 300 people in Belgium have contracted salmonella after consuming eggs from a poultry farm in Flanders, the Belgian Food Safety Agency (AFSCA) reported. According to RTL Info, the contaminated eggs may also have reached several other European countries, including Poland.
While the reminders currently concern only Belgium and Luxembourg, the Belgian Federal Food Safety Agency has alerted France, the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal.
A few hundred people became ill because of the bacteria contained in open-air hen eggs, the Federal Food Safety Agency confirmed, and informed several of its European neighbours supplied by the company in question.
More than 300 people have contracted salmonellosis in Belgium after eating contaminated eggs, which are currently being extensively recalled in several European countries.
At least 306 people in Belgium have been infected with salmonella, according to the country's federal agency for food chain safety. The cause is contaminated eggs at one of the production facilities.
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Eggs are the subject of a massive recall in Belgium, but also in other European countries, including France: they are contaminated with salmonella.
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