CINCINNATI, July 24 (DC Times Online) — Shoppers in Texas, Louisiana and several other states are being affected after the Food and Drug Administration said more than 1.5 million dozen eggs are being recalled over possible salmonella contamination.
Midwest Poultry Services is voluntarily recalling 1,589,577 dozen white and brown cage-free shell eggs, the FDA said in a notice posted July 22. The eggs were produced at farms in Texas and distributed between June 6 and July 3, according to the agency.
The recalled eggs were sold under the Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire’s, Country Morning and Sunups labels. The FDA said they were sold at Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana and at Brookshire Grocery Co. stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Mississippi, along with other retailers.
The products were also sold in 6-, 18-, 24-, 30- and 60-count cartons and in bulk quantities to food service customers, the notice said. Cartons tied to the recall carry plant codes P-1950 or 0840962, Julian dates from 157 through 184, and best-by or sell-by dates from July 20 through Aug. 17.
The company said it was not aware of any illnesses linked to the recalled eggs, according to the FDA notice.
