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Food alert for action Published FSA-FAFA-02-2019

FSA issues precautionary egg safety and handling advice concerning one flock code

Food businesses and local authorities must act

The FSA has issued a Food Alert for Action. If you bought one of these products as a consumer, follow the advice below.

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UK Lion Code Class A eggs; flock code 1UK11871

Pack size: All sizes
Best before
22 September 2019, 23 September 2019 and 24 September 2019

The latest affected best-before date was 24 September 2019, which has passed. Recalled products can still be in cupboards and freezers, so check any you have at home.

What to do

Advice from the FSA notice:

  1. We are issuing precautionary advice to consumers who have purchased the eggs listed above to help avoid any potential, though low risk of illness.
  2. As a precaution, consumers are advised to cook these eggs thoroughly, as this will eliminate salmonella.
  3. Consumers are advised to always follow good hygiene and egg handling practices when using eggs including: storing eggs in the fridge until use, using eggs by the best before date, cleaning surfaces and kitchen equipment effectively after use, and washing hands thoroughly before and after handling of eggs.
  4. Further information on salmonella and handling eggs is available at: https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/salmonella
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Why it was recalled

The FSA's risk statement:

A very small number of the above eggs may be contaminated with salmonella.

Symptoms caused by salmonella usually include fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Details from the notice

FSA is issuing precautionary egg safety and handling advice to consumers in relation to a limited number of British Lion Eggs with flock code 1UK11871 and three best before dates because a very small number of these eggs may be contaminated with salmonella.

Affected eggs can be identified by the unique flock code (1UK11871) and the best before date stamped on each egg. Only the eggs with this code and best before dates listed below are affected.

A Food Alert for Action asks local authorities and businesses to take specific action, usually because the problem is serious or widespread.

Where it was sold

The FSA lists this alert for: England, Wales.

How this recall compares

  • Salmonella has caused 91 UK food recalls since 2018, most often in meat and poultry, followed by nuts, seeds and dried fruit. All salmonella recalls

Counts from FSA and FSS alerts since January 2018.