Wright County Egg Expands Nationwide Recall

WASHINGTONThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Aug. 19 that the Wright County Egg, Galt, Iowa, is expanded its Aug. 13 nationwide recall of shelled eggs because of the possibility that more eggs may be contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis (SE). The recall is limited to the egg shells only.

The new recall involves eggs packed in varying sizes of cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 229 and plant numbers 1720 and 1942. The products were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers and foodservice companies in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin under the brand names Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps and Pacific Coast.

Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton or printed on the case label. The plant number begins with the letter P and then the number. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example: P-1720 223.

The Aug. 13 recall involved eggs packaged under the Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsmas, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps brands. The products are packed in varying sizes of cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers 1026, 1413 and 1946.

There have been confirmed Salmonella enteritidis illnesses relating to the shell eggs and traceback investigations are ongoing.

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