Around 70 Salmonella infections have been linked to eating eggs in Belgium.At the start of 2025, the National Reference Centre for Salmonella at Sciensano detected an increase in reports of a certain type of Salmonella. An investigation to determine the origin of the rise was launched by the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), the Flemish Department Zorg and Sciensano, the Belgian national public health institute.
Results showed that eggs were the cause of the salmonellosis outbreak. The products concerned have been recalled from consumers.Between the beginning of this year and Feb.
17, Sciensano was able to link 67 cases of salmonellosis to the outbreak, mainly in Flanders.Eggs with this code are affectedThe Flemish Department Zorg and Sciensano asked patients about food consumption in the days before the onset of symptoms, as well as where food was purchased. Egg consumption turned out to be a common factor.
Joris Moonens, spokesperson for the Flemish Department Zorg, said: “The information provided by patients is essential for the investigation of the epidemic. The Flemish Department Zorg and Sciensano would like to thank the patients who cooperated. We hope that all sick patients will recover quickly.
”Moonens told Food Safety News that the outbreak was caused by Salmonella Enteritidis.Of the 67 patients, 37 were women and 30 were men. It is not known exactly how many cases needed hospital treatment but among people over 65 years old, a high proport.
