22.10.2016

A total of seven countries in the European Union have imported eggs infected with the Salmonella enteritidis [phage type (PT) 8] from Poland. Dutch authorities have reported the infected eggs to the European Commission, which oversees the quality of food and feed. The threat is considered to be serious. The Salmonella type was not specified in the report. According to Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, “several shipments of Polish eggs contaminated with Salmonella” have been sent to seven EU countries, including hundreds of restaurants in Belgium, from "various Dutch suppliers".
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration said it is investigating an outbreak of four cases of S. enteritidis that cluster with reported outbreaks in other EU countries. 
Norwegian Food Safety Authority said it has two positive S. enteritidis samples from routine sampling in May and November 2015 by a Norwegian company who imported the eggs from Poland. 
Croatia is also investigating a foodborne outbreak suspected to be caused by eggs from Poland.
Polish authorities said the producer of eggs contaminated by Salmonella is from the Wielkopolska province.