Midwest Poultry Services has voluntarily recalled nearly 1.6 million dozen white and brown cage-free eggs from Texas due to potential contamination with salmonella enteritidis. The FDA elevated the recall to its highest-risk warning on 12 August as officials investigate a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.
The new classification signals a reasonable probability that the contaminated products could cause serious adverse health consequences or death. U.S. food regulators issued the serious health warning, stating that exposure to the recalled eggs could lead to severe illness.
This event is considered one of the largest recorded foodborne illness outbreaks in US history. It follows a broader trend of egg recalls, including nearly 20 million eggs recalled in July over salmonella concerns.