EGG Recall -- For information

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I know that everyone on SCD eats alot of eggs. Check your fridge, take them back

to the store for exchange, Saw this story on CNN this morning:

Eggs recalled over salmonella concerns

County Egg of Galt, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling some of its eggs out

of concern they may be tainted with salmonella bacteria.

After an uptick in salmonella infections, the Centers for Disease Control and

the Food and Drug Administration, traced the source and determined it was most

likely eggs from County Egg. The company says it is working to determine

how the shell eggs are being contaminated.

County Egg packages shell egg products under the following brand names:

Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Boomsma's, Sunshine, Hillandale,

Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps. The brands are

distributed nationwide. The recall affects eggs packed in several different

sized cartons, from a half dozen to 18-eggs.

The Egg Safety Center says recalled eggs are in cartons with a three-digit code

ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers P-1026, P-1413, and P-1946. The

numbers are on one end of the egg carton.

Consumers are encouraged to return the eggs in their original packaging to

where they were purchased for a full refund.

Salmonella bacteria can be found inside and outside of eggs that appear to be

normal. For more information from the CDC on ways to reduce the risk of

Salmonella poisoning from eggs click here.

Post by: Caitlin Hagan - CNN Medical Associate Producer

Filed under: CDC • Food Safety • Food and Drug Administration • Salmonella

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