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Salmonella

Asked whether the public should be alarmed at allegations that Spanish eggs sold in the UK contain Salmonella, the PMOS said eighty-five percent of eggs sold in the UK are laid in Britain! The PMOS said he never thought he would hear himself saying this at Lobby but this was a fact. By cooking eggs and handling eggs properly you can avoid Salmonella. The risk of Salmonella from contamination was very low, indeed significantly lower from the mid 1990’s. The majority of UK flocks are vaccinated against salmonella, and the vaccination is mandatory under the Lion Quality scheme, which covers 80-% of UK eggs.

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