Consumer Advisory - Salmonella Contamination of Eggs in the United States (Update)

August 26, 2010: The Government of Canada continues to closely follow the investigation by U.S. authorities into the recall of eggs possibly contaminated due to Salmonella contamination of eggs in the United States.

No eggs implicated in the U.S. recall have been shipped to Canada.

For information on Salmonella, visit the Food Facts web page at: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/salmonellae.shtml.

For information on receiving recalls by e-mail, or for other food safety facts, visit our web site at: www.inspection.gc.ca.

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