Food Safety

Eggs

• Foodborne pathogens associated with eggs
  • Salmonella
  • Listeria monocytogenes (egg shell, raw liquid whole egg, raw blended egg, frozen liquid egg products and powdered egg products)
     
• Eggs - One of the nine most common food allergens (CFIA)
   
• Summary of GMPs for the breaking of eggs (CFIA)

• Recommended International Code of Hygiene Practice for Egg Products (CODEX)

• Food Safety Information
   
• Processing
   
• Inspections
   
• Legislation
   
• Related Links
   
• References

• Eggs Products and Food Safety (USDA)
   
• Shell Eggs: Preventing mould growth (Canadian Egg Marketing Association)
   

Research

• The Impact of Shell Egg Processing on Food Safety- The microbial quality of shell eggs is affected by many factors such as: hen health, production environment, nutrition, storage conditions, processing conditions, processing facilities, etc. The changes in microbial quality of the shell egg as it progressed through the processing line is discussed.   
• Heat Inactivates Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Viruses in Egg Products- Avian influenza (AI) and Newcastle disease (ND) are poultry diseases of great concern to the poultry industry. The viruses that cause these diseases can be killed by heat. But the exact parameters for inactivating them by pasteurization had not been established until now.

Sanitation

• Cleaning and sanitizing chemicals acceptable to the CFIA (CFIA's Reference Listing of Accepted Construction Materials, Packaged Materials and Non-Food Chemical Products)

Quality

• Optimum Egg Quality: A Practical Approach. Handbook

 Processing

• Egg Grading (CFIA)
• Troubleshooting Egg Production Problems
   

Labelling

• Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising (CFIA)

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 Inspections

• Processed Products Establishment Inspection Manual (CFIA)

 Legislation

Federal Acts and Regulations:

• Canada Agricultural Products Act
  • Egg Regulations
  • Processed Egg Regulations
     
• Food and Drug Act
  • Food and Drug Regulations

Manitoba Acts and Regulations:

• The Livestock and Livestock Products Act
  • The Livestock and Livestock Products Regulations
  • Hatcheries and Hatchery Supply Flocks Regulations
  • Poultry Products Regulations

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 Related Links

• Canadian Poultry and Eggs Processors Council (CPEPC)
• National Farm Products Council
• Further Poultry Processors Association of Canada (FPPAC)
• Manitoba Egg Producers
• Canadian Egg Marketing Agency
• Poultry Industry Council
• International Egg Commission

Resources

• Egg Producers Federation of New Zealand Inc Code Of Practice
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix C
• Risk Management Program Template for Eggs (New Zealand Food Safety Authority)
   

Industry Information

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Market and Industry Services Branch - Most up to date data on the Poultry and Egg Industry
• Canadian Egg Marketing Agency
• Canadian Health Animal Institute
• Canadian Poultry and Egg Statistics

 References

• Egg and Eggs Products (CFIA)

For information on the Food Safety Program contact the CVO/Food Safety Knowledge Centre.  For technical information, call 204-795-7968 in Winnipeg; or e-mail foodsafety@gov.mb.ca. For general information, contact your local GO Centre.