A Danish food company in peninsula Jutland has been ordered to withdraw pasteurized egg products over fears of salmonella contamination, local food authorities said Friday.
A number of products from Hedegaard Foods such as pasteurized egg yolks, egg whites and scrambled eggs are being recalled as they may be produced from eggs of a chicken flock which was on Aug. 15 tested positive for salmonella.
"We have carried out analysis on all products, and all are tested salmonella-free before the goods are released," the director of Hedegaard Foods Ivan Noes Joergensen said in a statement.
The reason for the recall is that "there should not be a question mark over food security of Hedegaard's products," according to Denmark's Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA).
Hedegaard Foods has also decided to withdraw the 15-piece pack cage eggs packed from July 28 to Aug. 11. The eggs, labeled "Buraeg" and "HEDEGAARD" and sold in supermarkets such as Netto, Bilka and Foetex, should be discarded or returned, the company said.
Salmonella is a bacteria that can be found worldwide in animals and in the environment. It causes illnesses such as typhoid fever and food poisoning.
The withdrawal of the egg products came shortly after the country's food authorities shut down a sausage company, which was blamed for a listeria outbreak that has led to the death of nine people since September last year.