Health officials are urging consumers, restaurants, and retailers to check their refrigerators for voluntarily recalled eggs because of salmonella contamination.
Eggs being recalled include those distributed in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Health officials advise consumers and businesses not to eat, sell, or serve chicken eggs recalled from a Wisconsin poultry farm.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's notice, the recall includes all carton sizes and egg types from Milo's Poultry Farms. Recalled eggs are labeled “Milo’s Poultry Farms” and "Tony’s Fresh Market” branded eggs.
Food service customers who received the recalled product have been notified, the FDA says.
Nine states have reported illnesses, including Michigan. So far, 65 people have become infected with the salmonella enteritidis strain associated with the outbreak. In Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Michigan has two cases of salmonella enteritidis infection. In Michigan, the infections and connection to consuming eggs are still unknown, MDHHS says.
Of those sickened, most (42) are from Wisconsin and Illinois (11). Other states reporting illnesses are California, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Utah, and Virginia.
Twenty-four people have been hospitalized due to the outbreak and no deaths have been reported, the FDA says.
The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working with state and local partners from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection and Wisconsin Department of Health Services Infections to investigate the salmonella outbreak.
Recalled eggs
- All carton sizes, expiration dates, and egg types labeled with “Milo’s Poultry Farms.”
- All carton sizes and expiration dates of “Tony’s Fresh Market” brand eggs.
- All cases and expiration dates of eggs for retail food service distribution.
What to know
- Do not eat, sell, or serve recalled chicken eggs produced by Milo's Poultry Farms or Tony's Fresh Market brand of eggs. Throw them away.
- Consumers who purchased or restaurants and retailers who have received recalled chicken eggs, including wholesale eggs, should clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that they touched.
- If you've stored the eggs without the original packaging and don't know or can’t tell if it is part of the recall, throw them away.
- Wash hands, utensils, and surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after handling raw eggs and raw egg-containing foods.
- Follow the FDA’s safe handling and cleaning advice and use extra care in cleaning and sanitizing any surfaces and containers that may have come in contact with this product to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
Source: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall notice.
Symptoms of salmonella infection
Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause severe infections in those with weakened immune systems, children younger than 5, and adults older than 65. Symptoms for healthy people include diarrhea (which may be bloody), fever, and abdominal cramps.
Symptoms can start six hours to six days after being infected and last four to seven days, according to the CDC. If you have severe salmonella symptoms, contact your health care provider. The CDC estimates that salmonella bacteria cause more than 1 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the U.S. annually, and most illnesses come from food.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Eggs recalled after 65 people sickened in 9 states, including 2 in Michigan
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