KUALA BERANG (March 15): The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs has assured that there is sufficient supply of eggs to meet consumers’ demand, even for the coming Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.
Its deputy minister Datuk Rosol Wahid said the issue of withdrawal of egg supply to Singapore from a company in Jeram, Selangor, following detection of the bacteria Somanella enteritidis (SE) in its eggs, had so far not affected domestic supply of the commodity.
“The company involved has assured this, as the eggs detected to contain the bacteria involved only one farm, while there are still five of its farms supplying eggs for the local market.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is assessing the impact on egg supply in the domestic market in collaboration with the Veterinary Services Department and Health Ministry.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) is assessing the impact on egg supply in the domestic market in collaboration.
Sunday, 14 Mar 2021 07:06 AM MYT
Yesterday, Bernama reported that Singapore had instructed four importers to withdraw from the market eggs that were produced at Lay Hong Berhad Layer Farm Jeram in Malaysia, as a precautionary measure. Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) is assessing the impact on egg supply in the domestic market in collaboration with the Veterinary Services Department and Health Ministry.
In a statement tonight, the KPDNHEP Enforcement Division said that it was monitoring the situation in which the Singapore government had ordered four egg importers to withdraw from the market eggs produced by a Malaysian company.
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.