15 Mar 2021 / 09:32 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: Lay Hong Bhd will offer full cooperation to and compliance with the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) in Malaysia and formulate plans to strengthen farm control practices and monitoring following the detection of
salmonella enteritidis (SE) in eggs exported from one of its farms in Jeram, Selangor.
“Our priority is the safety of our customers. We are currently working closely with the Department of Veterinary and Services to investigate and monitor the alleged farm related to export salmonella detection,” said Datuk Yap Chor How, executive director of the integrated livestock farming company.
The group has agreed with DVS to suspend Jeram 1 farm, from which the production is primarily exported to Singapore.
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DVS inspects egg farm following recall by Singapore
March 14, 2021
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KUALA LUMPUR – The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has taken follow-up action by visiting and conducting an investigation on Lay Hong Bhd’s ‘CES 008’ farm in Jeram, Selangor, to identify the cause of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) contamination, which led to a recall of the company’s eggs in Singapore.
DVS in a statement today informed that the department has begun tracing the source of the infection besides checking vaccination records, egg production and records of disease surveillance programmes on the farm.
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“Eggs from the CES 008 farm are not allowed to be sold in the local market as table eggs until the results of the investigation are obtained. Eggs from this farm are only for the production of egg products that undergo heat treatment at the company’s processing plant located in Kapar and Meru, Selangor.
KUALA LUMPUR (March 14): Lay Hong Bhd s production from its Jeram 1 farm in Selangor has been suspended from the local and export markets after Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) was found in its eggs exported from one of its farms, leading to a recall in Singapore.
In a statement today, Lay Hong said the Jeram 1 farm whose production is chiefly supplied to Singapore is currently suspended from both the domestic and export markets pending the completion of the investigation by the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS).
The company added that no eggs will be sold from Jeram 1, and it will only resume the supply of eggs from the farm once the investigation is completed.