KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol) that met today set RM8.90 as the maximum price for standard chicken, 20 sen cheaper than the fixed ceiling price of RM9.10.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — Poultry and eggs industry players have agreed on a reasonable margin in determining the current retail prices of chicken and eggs in the spirit of Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family), according to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP).

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 26 — Monitoring by the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry (KPDNHEP) through Ops Pasar, which focuses on three grades of chicken eggs since August 2 has revealed that the retail prices of chicken eggs were stable.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA) has urged the authorities to be stricter with egg producers over the proper labelling of information and expiration dates on eggs sold to consumers.

SINGAPORE, March 20 — Singapore has recalled eggs imported from another farm from Malaysia due to the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has taken follow-up action by visiting and conducting an investigation on Lay Hong Bhd’s ‘CES 008’ farm in Jeram, Selangor, to identify the cause of Salmonella enteritidis (SE) contamination, which led to a recall of the company’s eggs in Singapore.

SHAH ALAM, March 14 — The Selangor government will monitor the situation following the action by Singapore in ordering four importers in the republic to recall eggs from a company in Kuala Selangor.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The increase in chicken feed prices and the significant drop in egg prices during the Covid-19 pandemic is among the reasons for the decline in the profit margins of egg producers, said Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — The difficulty of obtaining eggs in certain areas currently has been attributed to delivery issues, coupled with high demand for the commodity.