The U.S. FDA said that Midwest Poultry Services is recalling nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs produced in Texas due to potential Salmonella contamination.
The recalled white and brown cage-free eggs were sold at Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana and Brookshire Grocery stores in certain states including Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Kroger did not immediately respond to requests for comments outside regular business hours.
Brookshire Grocery Company did state that it had begun reviewing its inventory and removing potentially affected products upon receiving the notice. “All eggs currently available for purchase in our stores were sourced from a different production facility,” the company said in an emailed statement.
No illnesses reported were linked to the Midwest Poultry Services’ eggs as of the announcement, the FDA added. The company has halted distributing eggs produced on its Texas farms, the health regulator added.
After identifying a potential egg safety issue, Midwest Poultry redirected eggs to a processing facility for pasteurization and launched an internal investigation and testing to determine the source of the potential Salmonella enteritidis contamination.
Salmonella enteritidis is a bacterium that can live either on the outside or inside of eggs and cause foodborne illness. Symptoms include cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, chills, fever and headaches within 12 to 72 hours after eating.
EDITOR’S TAKE:
Quality control is essential to a safe, healthy food supply. It is encouraging to note that this was a voluntary recall after a laboratory discovered the potential salmonella risk. Also noteworthy is the fact that not a single person reported any illness. This is what sets the U.S. food supply apart from most others worldwide. Ok, not always perfect, but pretty darn close to it!
Offense, getting ahead of the game is typically a good strategy. Perhaps your parts and service departments can help farmers/ranchers get ahead of the game (harvest) by offering a “Harvest Special” of some kind. Discounted oil change or a discount on parts? Something to draw them in and also help them prepare for the busy season ahead.
