Overview
- Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled 1,589,577 dozen eggs on July 22 for possible Salmonella Enteritidis contamination; the eggs were produced in Texas from June 6 to July 3 with sell-by dates July 20 through Aug. 17.
- The FDA upgraded the action to a Class I recall on Aug. 12 after reviewing epidemiology, laboratory, and traceback findings that linked some of the eggs to the outbreak.
- Public-health officials report 98 illnesses across 17 states with 26 hospitalizations and no deaths, and they say not all reported cases are yet explained by the recalled product.
- Consumers can identify affected cartons by plant codes P-1950 or 0840962 and Julian dates 157–184, and the eggs were sold under several brands through retailers and foodservice outlets mainly in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and nearby states.
- Investigations and testing are ongoing because only some farm samples matched the outbreak strain by whole-genome sequencing, and agencies urge people to return or discard recalled eggs and to clean surfaces that contacted them.