Salmonella warning targets Ukrainian eggs used by caterers

• The warning covers raw shell eggs from Yasensvit Ltd in Kyiv, in every pack size and with any best-before date.
• Consumers should check the code stamped on the shell, not just the packaging: some eggs may have been repacked in the UK.
• The Food Standards Agency says the eggs are mainly used in catering and may also be sold in small shops, not major supermarket chains.
• The strain found in the eggs is associated with 36 Salmonella cases reported in England in 2026, but differs from the strains in three larger outbreak clusters under investigation.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a Food Alert for Action on 10 October, naming eggs from Ukrainian supplier Yasensvit Ltd and the shell code 3UA1012066. Salmonella was found in some eggs supplied by the company; the agency says other eggs carrying the same code may also be affected.¹

Consumers who find the code should not eat the eggs and should dispose of them at home. Food businesses must stop using or selling them, remove stock from sale and recall eggs already sold directly to customers. The alert covers all pack sizes and best-before dates.¹

The shell stamp matters because the eggs may have been repacked in the UK. Their outer packaging could therefore show a different business name or packing-centre details. The agencies say the affected eggs are mainly used in catering, with some potentially sold through smaller shops; they are not sold through major supermarket chains.²

The FSA said testing by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected Salmonella Enteritidis strain t5.8998 in eggs imported from Ukraine. UKHSA said that strain is associated with 36 cases reported in England in 2026. That is a strain-level association: the agency’s announcement does not establish that these specific eggs caused each case or explain the exposure route for all 36.³

The finding is separate from three larger Salmonella outbreak clusters that UKHSA was tracking. Its 8 October update counted 428 cases in one cluster, 194 in another and 44 in a third in England, as of 6 October. Those clusters involve strains genetically different from t5.8998.⁴

The public notices do not give the number of eggs or consignments distributed, or name the wholesalers, caterers or shops supplied. The FSA says it is working with local authorities to make sure affected stock is withdrawn and, where retail sales occurred, recalled.¹

Salmonella can cause fever, diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. The FSA advises anyone with symptoms to stay away from work, school or nursery until they have been symptom-free for at least 48 hours.¹

Footnotes

1. Food Standards Agency, Food Alert for Action: eggs from Yasensvit Ltd stamped 3UA1012066 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Food Standards Scotland, joint warning on eggs imported from Ukraine ↩

3. Food Standards Agency, announcement on Salmonella found in eggs from a Ukrainian food business ↩

4. UK Health Security Agency, notified Salmonella Enteritidis cases in England, data to week 40 ↩