Which eggs are recalled

Young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems may contract serious and sometimes deadly infections. Healthy people may experience short-term symptoms including fever, headache, vomiting, nausea, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. Long-term complications may include severe arthritis. Hilly Acres Farm is recalling eggs due to possible Salmonella contamination.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency CFIA is advising consumers and distributors, retailers and food service establishments such as hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals and nursing homes should not serve, sell or use the recalled eggs. Product photos can be seen here. The recall was initiated after Hilly Acres Farm test results found Salmonella. As of now, there have been no reported illnesses associated with the recalled eggs.

The agency has also directed four importers here to recall the product as a precautionary measure. While Salmonella enteritidis can survive in raw and undercooked eggs, the SFA said it can be destroyed by heat, so the affected eggs are safe to consume if they are cooked thoroughly.

The bacteria can cause illness, with symptoms such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting. While the infection typically subsides within a week for most people, the bacteria can cause serious infection in the vulnerable such as the elderly, young children and those with weakened immunity.

The latest recall comes after an earlier batch of eggs from Lay Hong Berhad Layer Farm Jeram was recalled on March 12 due to the presence of the same bacteria. The earlier batch of affected eggs had the farm code "CES" on them and the farm involved has also been suspended. Following the recall, Malaysia's Veterinary Services Department held an engagement session with Lay Hong's management and it agreed to implement frequent corrective and monitoring actions, as well as enhance biosecurity controls, the New Straits Times reported.

The firm later said that its other five farms in Jeram in Selangor had tested negative for the salmonella bacteria. It contained aflatoxins exceeding permitted levels and the firm has been directed to recall all batches of the powder, which is sold in g packets. Otherwise, healthy adults are usually sick for four to seven days. In some cases, however, diarrhea may be so severe that patients require hospitalization. Older adults, children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems, such as cancer patients, are more likely to develop a severe illness and serious, sometimes life-threatening conditions.

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