CDC: Salmonella from eggs may have sickened 1,300

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
posted August 19, 2010

The ongoing salmonella outbreak from eggs may have sickened about 1,300 people from May to July, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. Health officials have reports of at least 1,953 cases from May through July 17, a period when there are normally only about 700 cases, says Christopher Braden of the CDC. Many more people have probably become sick with salmonella since then, he said, noting that local health officials first noticed spikes in salmonella as early as April.

The outbreak has been tracked to in-shell eggs from Wright County Egg in Galt, Iowa, which has recalled 380 million eggs, says Sherri McGarry of the Food and Drug Administration. FDA officials are "on site" at the egg producer to inspect facilities and test for salmonella. Officials haven't yet received the results of those tests, she says. the rest

Eggs affected by the recall are sold under the following brands: Albertson, Boomsma's, Dutch Farms, Farm Fresh, Hillandale, Kemps, Lucerne, Lund, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Shoreland, Sunshine and Trafficanda.

The eggs are in cartons from plant numbers 1026, 1413 and 1946, with dates ranging from 136 to 225. Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton. The plant number begins with P, then the number. The date follows the plant number. For example: P-1946 223.

Recalled eggs not found in New York so far
Wegmans supermarkets’ egg cartons bear the legend “farm fresh,” but that is a marketing statement, not a brand name, said Evelyn Carter, speaking from the company’s Syracuse office. Wegmans’ eggs are produced in New York and are not part of the Wright County Egg recall, she said.