Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. Recalls Nearly 1.6 Million Dozen Eggs Due to Salmonella Contamination

Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. has voluntarily recalled 1,589,577 dozen shell eggs, totaling approximately 19 million eggs, due to potential Salmonella Enteritidis contamination. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has elevated the recall to a Class I designation, the highest risk level, indicating a reasonable probability of serious health consequences or death. The affected eggs, produced at two Texas farms, were distributed across 17 states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi. As of July 24, the outbreak has sickened 98 people, resulting in 26 hospitalizations and no reported deaths. The recalled eggs were sold under various brand names, including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire's, and Country Morning. Consumers are advised to check for codes P-1950 or 0840962 on the cartons and are urged to throw out or return the products for a refund. This recall occurs as the administration faces a series of food safety concerns, including recent outbreaks of cyclospora in lettuce and Salmonella in jalapeños.

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• Austin American-Statesman
  FDA puts Texas egg recall in highest-risk category. What to know
• The New York Times
  F.D.A. Classifies Egg Recall as Class I, for Highest Health Risk
• Time Magazine
  Salmonella Egg Recall Is Now Class I, the FDA’s Highest Risk Level
• Denver7
  FDA upgrades egg recall to highest health-risk level amid string of food safety concerns
• The Washington Post
  1.5 million dozen recalled eggs receive FDA’s highest-risk warning