Poland responded rapidly to Salmonella contamination: Commission

Poland has taken necessary action in response to the discovery of salmonella-contaminated eggs originating from this country, according to the European Commission. On Friday, the Commission organized a meeting with representatives of Poland, the egg-importing countries, and EU food safety agencies. A Commission spokesperson confirmed that Poland took immediate steps to deal with the contamination, including identifying the farms from which the eggs originated. Dutch authorities were the first to notify the Commission about the infected Polish eggs. “We are in contact with the European Commission and our partners. The State Sanitary Inspection has taken action on this issue,” Prime Minister Beata Szydło said in Brussels on Friday. The Commission did not specify the countries impacted by the contaminated eggs. The Belgian media initially mentioned Benelux and Scandinavian countries, as well as the UK. However, the Polish Ministry of Agriculture said the eggs had been sold to Belgium, the Netherlands, and Croatia.