Federal agencies link Texas egg recall to 98 salmonella cases
Federal health agencies said on July 22 that the multistate salmonella outbreak that has sickened 98 people in 17 states, including 26 hospitalizations, is linked to eggs produced by Midwest Poultry Services in Texas. The outbreak follows a series of recalls. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary recall of about 1.
59 million dozen eggs made in Texas after testing indicated possible Salmonella Enteritidis contamination, affecting products sold at Kroger and Brookshire stores in several states. Midwest Poultry Services had earlier recalled roughly 1. 6 million dozen eggs sold in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, and the FDA later expanded the recall to white-shell and brown cage-free eggs sold in New Mexico. The FDA later reported that the recalled eggs were tied to the 98 infections.
