Eggs Recalled After 65 People Across Nine States Report Getting Sick
Check your fridge for eggs from Milo’s Poultry Farms.
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Before you crack another egg, take note: A Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs has sickened 65 people across nine states and prompted a recall.
In a notice posted online, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it had joined with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assist the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection and Wisconsin Department of Health Services to investigate a string of Salmonella Enteritidis connected to eggs from Milo's Poultry Farms, LLC of Bonduel, Wisconsin.
“As of September 6, 2024, a total of 65 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from nine states,” the FDA said. “Illnesses started on dates ranging from May 23, 2024, to August 10, 2024. Of the 63 people with information available, 24 have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.”
As a result of the outbreak, Milo’s Poultry Farm has voluntarily recalled all its eggs, which had been sent to retailers and foodservice distributors in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. The foodservice distributors have been directly notified of the recall.
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The recalled eggs include all types of chicken eggs supplied by Milo’s Poultry Farms: conventional cage-free, organic and non-GMO chicken eggs. It also covers all sizes of eggs — medium, large, extra-large and jumbo — as well as all expiration dates sold under that label.
Also recalled are all carton sizes and expiration dates sold under the Tony’s Fresh Market brand as well as all cases and expiration dates supplied by Milo’s Poultry Farms for retail foodservice distribution.
While the bulk (42) of the Salmonella cases are reported to have occurred in Wisconsin and another 11 in Illinois, illnesses in California, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia have also been linked to this outbreak.
Illness after eating food contaminated with Salmonella usually hits between 12 and 72 hours after consumption, with symptoms, which may include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps, usually lasting between four and seven days. Children under age five, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are more vulnerable to severe infection.
The FDA and the CDC are directing consumers, restaurants and retailers not to eat, sell or serve the recalled chicken eggs and to clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that may have come into contact with them with hot, soapy water.
“Check your refrigerators for any recalled chicken eggs and throw them away,” the FDA advises. “If you stored the eggs without the original packaging and can’t tell if it is part of the recall, throw them away.”
If you think you may have been sickened by the outbreak, you are directed to contact your healthcare provider.
For now, the recall and investigation are listed as “active” and “ongoing” — details are here, here and here — and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
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