‘DONʼ T PANIC OVER EGG CONTAMINATION ISSUE’
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry monitoring situation to ensure adequate supply
PEOPLE have been advised to remain calm over the recent egg contamination issue. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry yesterday said it was working with other agencies to monitor the local eggs’ supply.
This came following the decision by Singaporean authorities to recall eggs from two Malaysian farms due to the presence of Salmonella enteritidis.
The ministry’s enforcement director, Azman Adam, said the ministry was working with the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry, Veterinary Services Department and Health Ministry to conduct immediate checks nationwide to ensure there was no shortage of supply following the recall of eggs by retailers.
“Checks were also carried out to see if there was panic buying of brands by other producers.
“It was found that supply of eggs was enough to cover current consumer demand.”
He urged people to submit complaints through the ministry’s call centre at 1-800-886-800, email to e-aduan@kpdnhep.gov.my, through the Ez ADU KPDNHEP app or via the enforcement command centre by calling 03-8882 6088/6245 or contacting 019-279 4317 on WhatsApp.
He said the ministry would seek cooperation from the industry if there was a recall of eggs sold in the domestic market to ensure there would be no shortage in supply.
Malaysians consume an average of 900 million eggs per month, compared with the 1.02 billion eggs produced locally every month, he said.
The Veterinary Services Department launched an investigation into Lay Hong Bhd’s CES008 farm and Linggi Agriculture’s CEM014 farm following the recall order by the Singapore Food Agency due to possible Salmonella enteritidis contamination.