Survey of Salmonella contamination of raw shell eggs used in catering premises in the UK.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a survey of salmonella contamination in raw shell eggs used in catering premises in the UK November 2005 to December 2006, and was one of two surveys launched following an unusual number of SalmonellaEnteritidis outbreaks associated with the use of eggs in catering premises during 2002 to 2004. 9,528 eggs were collected from 1,567 catering premises. Salmonella was isolated from six pooled samples (0.38%) of eggs. Of these, five were SalmonellaEnteritidis (0.31%). The eggs were produced in eight European countries (France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Spain, The Netherlands, and the UK), with most (89%) originating from the UK. Health Protection Report 2007.