Hazard name Hazard group Incidents (n) Products reported in incidents Outbreaks (n) Incident occurrence (%) Outbreak occurrence (%) Alerts Products reported within alerts (number of alerts) Alert occurrence (%)
Salmonella Pathogenic Micro-Organisms 44 Laying flock/ eggs (41), liquid eggs (3) 3 67 100 227 Eggs/ laying flock (205), Egg powder (11),
Liquid egg (10), Cooked eggs (1)
91
Listeria Pathogenic Micro-Organisms 0 NA 0 0 0 11 Eggs (1), Cooked eggs (8), other
processed eggs - spicy quail eggs (2)
4
Clostridium botulinum Biotoxins (other) 1 Laying flock/ eggs (1) 0 2 0 0 NA NA
Cyromazine,
Fipronil†
Pesticide Residues/
Biocides/
Veterinary Medicine Residues
2 Eggs (2) NA 3 NA 1 Eggs (1) 0.4
Coccidiostats
Lascolid, Enrofloxacin,
Decoquinate, AOZ, Doxycycline, Flubendazole, Didecyl-methylammonium chloride
Veterinary Medicine Residues 8 Eggs (8) NA 8% NA 7 Eggs - including quail (5 - including 2 for quail), liquid pasteurised eggs (1), cooked eggs (1) 3
Dioxins, sulphites, fumes from diesel generator, elevated PH, formaldehyde Environmental contaminants 5 Eggs (4), pickled eggs (1) NA 6% NA 4 Eggs (4) 2
Mycotoxins Agricultural contaminants 1 Eggs NA 1% NA 0 NA NA
Unauthorised hydrogen peroxide Food additives & flavourings 5 Eggs (1), liquid eggs (4) NA 6% NA 0 NA NA
Total NA 66 Majority in laying flock or whole eggs NA NA NA 250 Majority in laying flock or whole eggs NA