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Digital News Report – Wright County Egg farms from Galt, Iowa have announced a voluntary egg recall this week of August, 2010. The reason for the recall was there was a possibility of the eggs containing Salmonella. The eggs were sold nationwide under several different brand names. News reports have said that there were 380 million eggs involved in this recall. The eggsaftey.org website said that the recall is affecting only about 1 percent of the total amount of eggs in the market and that there would only be 1 in 20,000 chance that the eggs were contaminated with Salmonella.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) along with other government agencies are investigating a nationwide increase of Salmonella Enteritidis infections in people which could be related to this egg recall.
Egg Recall List:
Only the eggs that have the numbers as follows are involved in the recall:
| Plant Number | Julian Date Codes |
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1026, 1413, 1946 1720 and 1942 |
Ranging from 136 to 229 |
The number will be printed on the ends of the egg cartons with a letter P followed by the four-digit plant number and then the three digit Julian Date Code. The eggs packed in 6-count, 12-count, and 18-count are involved in the recall. There are also some loose wholesale eggs that are involved that will be repackaged and used for institutional purposes.
Some of the eggs were distributed to food wholesalers or to distribution centers or to food service companies in California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. These companies could possibly have sold these eggs in other states.
If you have the recalled eggs listed above, you should not eat them. You can either discard them, or you can take them back to the grocery store that you bought them to get a full refund.
Salmonella Symptoms
Salmonella can cause serious illness in an individual. If a person is very young or very old, or has a weakened immune system it could become serious and even deadly. Symptoms of salmonella food poisoning are fever, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. The illness lasts around 4 to 7 days and in some cases with severe diarrhea hospitalization may be needed. The infection could spread to the bloodstream and can cause other serious conditions such as arterial infections, endocarditis, or arthritis. Seeking out medical attention if you think you have become sick from Salmonella is a good idea.
By: Victoria Brown