A Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak in Belgium linked to eggs from a laying-hen farm has now affected 300 people, with the implicated eggs distributed to several European countries. Belgium’s Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) confirmed the latest case total, up from 236 cases reported in May. Those affected range in age from under one to 96, with illnesses recorded between February 2025 and July 2026. The outbreak has been traced to eggs produced by Laerco BV. Salmonella was detected in a dust sample from one of the company’s poultry houses, with whole-genome sequencing identifying the same…