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UK Food Standards Agency warns against eating Ukrainian eggs contaminated with Salmonella

The FSA has told consumers not to eat, and businesses to withdraw and recall, eggs from Kyiv-based Yasensvit Ltd stamped 3UA1012066 after Salmonella Enteritidis was detected. UK-produced eggs are not affected.

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Mixed · 2The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned consumers not to eat, and businesses not to sell, certain eggs imported from Ukraine after Salmonella was identified in them. Mixed · 2The eggs come from Yasensvit Ltd, a Kyiv-based company, and carry the code 3UA1012066 printed on the shell; the warning covers all pack sizes and best before dates. Mixed · 2The FSA said the eggs are mostly supplied to the catering sector and may be sold by smaller independent retailers and convenience stores, not major supermarket chains. They may have been repacked by UK businesses and sold under different names, so the shell code is the most reliable way to identify them.

Left · 1Sampling during an investigation into a Salmonella outbreak found Salmonella Enteritidis in the eggs. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) had initially been investigating an outbreak of a different strain when it tested them, and Metro reports that Salmonella Enteritidis has been linked to 36 cases in England this year. Left · 1UKHSA lead epidemiologist Hannah Charles said the agency confirmed S. Enteritidis (t5.8998) in the imported eggs and passed this to the FSA immediately. Left · 1Jacqueline McCormick, the FSA's head of incidents, said UK-produced eggs are not affected and that businesses should withdraw the eggs and recall any sold at retail.

Right · 1People who bought eggs with the code should not eat them and should dispose of them safely. Symptoms of infection include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps, and anyone affected should stay away from work, school or nursery until symptom-free for 48 hours. Mixed · 2For other eggs, the FSA's advice is unchanged: thoroughly cooked, hygienically handled eggs should not present a risk. Infants, young children, pregnant people and older adults should eat raw or lightly cooked eggs only if they are UK-produced under a recognised scheme, such as the British Lion mark or Laid in Britain, as Metro quotes the FSA.

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The Express presents an 'urgent recall' with a 'do not eat' warning, focused on practical consumer and business instructions.
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“People who have bought eggs stamped with the code 3UA1012066 should not eat them and should dispose of them safely at home.” — Daily Express