Egg recall redo - 288,000 eggs recalled from chronic violator

An Ohio egg farm has become implicated in an egg recall. The 2nd in 2010, the FDA requested the recall. Cal-Maine foods ordered the recall after the Food and Drug Administration informed them that eggs from the Ohio Fresh Eggs farm had tested optimistic for salmonella. Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg both provided eggs from the egg recall earlier in 2010. Ohio Fresh Egg is in part owned by the exact same person that has a stake in those 2 farms.

Recalling 288,000 eggs in egg recall

Eight states within the United States could be impacted by the Cal-Maine foods egg recall, which is the largest egg distributer within the states. Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. The eggs were sold under the brand names Springfield, Sun Valley, James Farm and Sunny Meadow. You are able to discover the list of UPC codes included in the egg recall here. The egg recall has not had any illnesses linked to it.

Egg recall linked to “habitual violator”

There have been issues in the past for this farm. This is the farm that gives Cal-Maine its eggs. The Ohio Fresh Eggs farm shut down in December 2006. This occurred because Austin "Jack" DeCoster invested $126 million to the farm and it wasn't reported. DeCoster has a stake in Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which were responsible for the egg recall earlier this year that sickened 1,600 people.

Recalling eggs due to salmonella

There is not salmonella bacteria in most eggs. This is generally the case. About 1 in each and every 20,000 chicken eggs contains a very small amount of salmonella — about five microorganisms per egg. It usually takes 100 microorganisms or more per egg for making an individual sick. Keeping yourself safe from salmonella is relatively safe, however. Any bacteria can be cooked if the egg is cooked to a temperature of 160 degrees. You can also protect yourself by buying eggs from someone you know who treats their hens well. This is because hens that are in a dirty place that is overcrowded is more likely to get salmonella.

Articles cited

Discovery.com

discovery.com/human/egg-salmonella-bacteria.html

Iowa Independent

iowaindependent.com/47191/producer-behind-new-ohio-egg-recall-has-ties-to-decoster-bethel

KVUE

kvue.com/community/blogs/smart-money/Another-egg-recall-106933318.html