KUALA LUMPUR – Teo Seng Capital Bhd has suspended its Layer Farm 1 after the Singapore Food Agency on Friday ordered a recall of eggs produced at the farm due to the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia on Saturday, Teo Seng assured that no eggs from the farm will be sold in the domestic and export markets and it will investigate the incident as a precautionary measure.
“Product safety is always the top priority of Teo Seng, all of our production farm locations are physically dispersed as a measure to mitigate cross-contamination between farms. Teo Seng also practises regular lab tests on sample eggs from every farm to ensure product safety.
“As at to date, all other farms’ products have tested negative for Salmonella Enteritidis and this ensures the supply of eggs from other farms is safe for consumption and not disrupted,” it said.
Teo Seng said it will also communicate and work closely with the Veterinary Services Department to investigate and monitor the farm allegedly involved.
The group assured that utmost cooperation will be rendered to the investigation in order to identify its root cause, adding that it will take appropriate remedial actions to ensure products are safe before resuming selling eggs from the farm allegedly involved.
“The farm (allegedly involved) accounted for approximately 3.5% of our total production. While the investigation is still in progress, the board is unable to ascertain the amount of revenue affected at this moment,” it added. – Bernama, October 17, 2022
