Thursday, August 19, 2010

Egg recall

This ought to be a lot easier to find:

"Wright County Egg Expands Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Shell Eggs Because of Possible Health Risk


Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:59:00 -0500

Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is expanding its voluntary recall (original recall date: August 13, 2010) of specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. 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 or arthritis.

• Product: Shell eggs packaged under these brand names: Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps and Pacific Coast. Brand names for the original recall are Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps. See the recall notice for details on brands, dates, and codes on the egg cartons.

• Distributed: Nationwide

• Why: Possible Salmonella contamination

• Illnesses reported: Yes; see the CDC investigation announcement

• For more information: Visit www.eggsafety.org or call Wright County’s toll-free information number (866-272-5582) "

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