Several brands of recalled eggs have been given the most dangerous warning label, health officials announced.
Last month, the FDA recalled chicken eggs from Milo’s Poultry Farms and Tony’s Fresh Market due to a salmonella outbreak in nine states.
This week, the FDA gave the recall a ‘Class I’ label, meaning that there is a ‘reasonable probability’ that exposure to the eggs ‘will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.’
Distributed by Wisconsin-based Milo’s Poultry Farms, LLC, the contaminated eggs have sickened 65 people and hospitalized 24.
No deaths have been reported.
All contaminated eggs have been recalled, the FDA said
The recall covered products with a ‘Best Buy’ date of October 12, 2024, or sooner
The CDC warned that this strain of salmonella, which affects about 1.3million Americans a year, may be particularly difficult to treat, as it is resistant to the common antibiotics nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin (Cipro).
The eggs were recalled after salmonella was detected in the hen egg-laying house and the Wisconsin packing facility.
State officials revealed that 42 of the infections occurred in Wisconsin, where a large number of people said they got sick after eating eggs at restaurants.
In addition to Wisconsin, cases of salmonella were reported in California, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Utah, Virginia, and Illinois, where there were 11 documented infections, the second largest amount.
State officials revealed that 42 of the infections occurred in Wisconsin, where a large number of people said they got sick after eating eggs at restaurants
All recalled eggs have a ‘Best By’ date of October 12, 2024, or sooner.
Salmonella is caused by eating foods contaminated with animal feces. It typically causes diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps that begin six hours to six days after initial infection, according to the CDC.
Most people recover within days, though the illness is responsible for more than 26,000 hospitalizations and 400 deaths a year.
