Health. Com – The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded its ongoing egg recall to class 1, the most serious classification for recalls.
The eggs, supplied by Milo’s Poultry Farms, were voluntarily recalled in early September due to potential Salmonella contamination, according to the FDA’s recall announcement.2
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also issued a food safety alert for the eggs, linking them to an ongoing Salmonella outbreak that has so far sickened 65 people across nine states.3
The recall affects all egg types, sizes, and expiration dates for eggs branded as “Milo’s Poultry Farms,” “Tony’s Fresh Market,” “Happy Quackers Farm,” and “M&E Family Farms.” According to the FDA’s website, the recall includes 345,417 dozen cartons of eggs, totaling more than 4 million eggs.
The FDA has upgraded its ongoing egg recall to class 1, the most serious classification for recalls.
More than 4 million eggs, supplied by Milo’s Poultry Farms, were voluntarily recalled in early September due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The CDC is urging people who have the recalled eggs to throw them away, wash any surfaces or items the eggs came in contact with, and monitor for symptoms of Salmonella infection.
The recalled eggs were distributed in three states through retail stores food service distributors:
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Illinois
The larger Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs covers a wider area. The CDC has identified 65 people sickened with salmonellosis across nine states:
- California
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
The majority of the Salmonella infections occurred in Wisconsin and Illinois, which had 42 and 11 cases, respectively.
This may not be the true number of cases in this Salmonella outbreak, according to the CDC—more people may be sick due to underreporting and the outbreak may not be limited to states with known illnesses.
The CDC estimates that for every one Salmonella infection confirmed by a laboratory test, there are about 30 more unreported illnesses.
