A recent investigation determined that outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis in Sweden and 14 other nations involving 32 documented cases was due to consumption of chocolate wafers exported by Poland.

This outbreak is reported by EGG-NEWS since there is a general perception that Salmonella Enteritidis is associated with eggs. Given the programs of control and eradication used in all industrialized nations, eggs are now an infrequent vehicle of infection.  Salmonella Enteritidis is widely distributed in the food chain and according to numerous reports can be contracted from undercooked chicken, salad ingredients and in this most recent outbreak from a read-to-eat confection.