According to an article by Joe Whitworth on May 10th in Food Safety News, both the owner and manager of an egg-producing farm in northeast Holland are facing charges of knowingly disseminating eggs infected with Salmonella Enteritidis.
According to the records of the Zwolle District Court, the accused distributed potentially contaminated eggs in 2016 and twice withheld the results of flocks identified as positive on mandatory routine surveillance. An outbreak involving eleven confirmed patients, including one fatality, was traced back to the farm in 2017.
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service claims that the accused attempted to conceal the infected status of flocks to avoid a financial loss estimated at $25,000. The accused face a penalty of up to $150,000, suspended prison terms and 200 hours of community service.