The Massive Egg Recall: Everything We Know So Far

Rose Acre Farms is issuing a massive recall of more than 206 million eggs in response to a Salmonella Braenderup contamination that infected 22 people last month. The Seymour, Indiana-based company instituted the recall on April 13.

After a joint investigation with the Center for Disease Control, the Federal Food and Drug Administration advised consumers not to eat eggs from one of the company’s affiliate farms in Hyde County, North Carolina. The agency reported that the farm distributed eggs to Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. They’ve instructed consumers to throw out or return their cartons to their grocery store for a refund.

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In the wake of the announcement, the farm in question has halted production and reached out to customers, or restaurants, who may have bought the eggs under any of the following names: Coburn Farms, Country Daybreak, Food Lion, Glenview, Great Value, Nelms, or Sunshine Farms. The cartons in question should be labeled with their plant number P-1065, with Julian dates that range from 011 to 102, a three-digit code that indicates a carton’s packing date. In this case, the recall affects any cartons packed from January 11 to April 12. A total that rounds up to roughly 206,749,248, as of the FDA’s report on April 13.

According to the FDA’s website: “Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most people recover without treatment.” However, the strain is more dangerous when introduced to the systems of young children and the elderly.

For a full list of products being recalled, and more information, head to the FDA’s website here.