Egg producers may struggle to control Salmonella following cage ban
Egg producers in the European Union may struggle to control Salmonella when the EU ban on battery cages comes into force in January 2012, according to Anitox Corporation, a world leader in pathogen elimination, mould control and milling efficiency programmes for the feed milling and primary meat, egg and fish production industries.Alan Doyle, BVMS, MRCVS, the company’s European Business Development Manager, emphasises that despite data1 published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2011 showing that Salmonella control programmes in laying birds have been highly successful (17