Several brands of recalled eggs have received 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 there is a ‘reasonable likelihood’ that exposure to the eggs ‘will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.’
Distributed by Wisconsin-based Milo’s Poultry Farms, LLC, 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 earlier.
The CDC warned that this strain of salmonella, which affects about 1.3 million Americans a year, may be particularly difficult to treat because it is resistant to the common antibiotics nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin (Cipro).
The eggs were recalled after salmonella was detected in the laying hen house and packaging facility in Wisconsin.
State officials revealed that 42 of the infections occurred in Wisconsin, where a large number of people said they became ill after eating eggs at restaurants.
In addition to Wisconsin, salmonella cases were reported in California, Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Utah, Virginia and Illinois, where 11 infections were documented, the second most.
State officials revealed that 42 of the infections occurred in Wisconsin, where a large number of people said they became ill after eating eggs at restaurants.
All of the recalled eggs have an expiration date of October 12, 2024 or earlier.
Salmonella is caused by eating food contaminated with animal feces. It typically causes diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps that begin between six hours and six days after initial infection, according to the CDC.
Most people recover within days, although the disease is responsible for more than 26,000 hospitalizations and 400 deaths a year.