Egg Recall - Salmonella Outbreak
A massive egg recall has been issued by Wright County Egg of Iowa after an outbreak of salmonella that sickened thousands of people across the United States. 380 million eggs are affected by this recall and at least 2,000 Salmonella illnesses have been linked to the recalled eggs.
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How to Tell if your Eggs are Part of the Egg Recall?
The egg recall includes eggs that were packed in varying sizes - 6, 12, and 18-egg cartons. Plant identification codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton. The plant number is a 4-digit number preceded by the letter “P” and followed by a three-digit number (the Julian date). Both the plant number and Julian date must match. If the Julian date does not match the affected plant number, then your eggs are not currently involved in the recall.
News Articles:
- 9.20.10: Minnesota Man Files Lawsuit Over Salmonella From Recalled Eggs, myfoxtwincities.com
- 9.14.10: Egg Farm Linked to Recall Had Salmonella Since 2008, U.S. Lawmamkers Say, bloomberg.com
- 9.10.10: USDA knew of problems at egg recall farm: report, reuters.com
- 9.3.10: Former Egg Farm Employees Say Their Complaints Were Ignored, businessweek.com
- 8.31.10: Egg Farms Violated Safety Rules, nytimes.com
- 8.30.10: Lessons in the egg recall, baltimoresun.com
- 8.27.10: FDA ties chicken feed to salmonella in egg recall, reuters.com
- 8.26.10: Two new egg brands added to recall list, cnn.com
- 8.24.10: Egg Recall Exposes Flaws in Nation’s Food Safety System, nytimes.com
- 8.22.10: Egg Recall Farms Linked to "Habitual Violator," cbsnews.com
Salmonella Symptoms:
The recent egg recall is linked Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, frail, or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term Salmonella symptoms, such as high fever, severe headaches, vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.
Salmonella Egg Recall: Brand Names
- Albertson
- Boomsma’s
- Country Eggs
- Dutch Farms
- Farm Fresh
- Glenview
- Hillandale
- James Farms
- Kemps
- Lucerne
- Lund
- Mountain Dairy
- Nulaid
- Pacific Coast
- Ralph’s
- Shoreland
- Sunny Farms
- Sunny Meadows
- Sun Valley
- Sunshine
- Trafficanda
Second Farm Added to Egg Recall:
A second Iowa egg farm, Hillandale Farms, has also announced a recall of 170 million eggs. Hillandale eggs were sold under the brand names Hillandale Farms, Sunny Farms, and Sunny Meadow in 6-egg cartons, dozen-egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, 30-egg package, and 5-dozen cases. Loose eggs were also packaged under Wholesome Farms and West Creek in 15 and 30-dozen tray packs.
Salmonella Egg Recall: Distribution States
- Wright County Farms Egg Recall. Eggs affected by the expanded egg recall were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers, foodservice companies and limited retail outlets in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma , Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
- Hillandale Farms Egg Recall. Eggs affected by this egg recall were distributed to grocery distribution centers, retail grocery stores and foodservice companies which service or are located in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.
 Zimmerman Reed represents clients sickened from the egg recall. If you or a family member became ill as a result of eating the salmonella contaminated eggs and would like more information regarding your potential claim click here to fill out a free case review form or contact our firm directly, toll-free at 800-755-0098. Zimmerman Reed is experienced in handling food contamination cases and we welcome any questions you may have. 
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