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2026 US egg Salmonella recall
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 14
AUG 15 · Day 2
FDA upgrades egg recall to highest risk level amid salmonella outbreak
The issue was discovered during routine environmental testing.
No deaths have been reported in connection with the salmonella outbreak.
The vast majority of those sickened, 73, were in Texas.
AUG 14 · Day 1
FDA upgrades recall of 19 million eggs to highest Salmonella risk level
The recall is tied to an ongoing Salmonella investigation involving 98 illnesses in 17 states, including 26 hospitalizations.
Midwest Poultry Services recalled 1,589,577 dozen eggs on July 22 because of possible contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis.
The eggs were produced and distributed between June 6 and July 3.