On Wednesday, the recall was moved up to a Class I, which signifies “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”<\/p>\n
The upgrade comes as nearly 98 people have been sickened across 17 states, with 26 hospitalizations, according to a July 24 update from the FDA.<\/p>\n
No deaths have been reported.<\/p>\n
POPULAR REESE’S, ALMOND JOY ICE CREAM BARS RECALLED OVER LABELING ERROR<\/a><\/p>\n Cartons of eggs are seen at a supermarket in Houston. (Ronaldo Schemidt\/AFP via Getty Images \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n Officials said the recalled products were sold under several brands, including Kroger, Brookshire’s, Country Morning, Simple Truth, and Sunups, as well as various bulk Grade A and Grade AA eggs.<\/p>\n The eggs were distributed to retail and food service customers in Texas<\/a>, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Mississippi, as well as other smaller retail outlets, according to the FDA.<\/p>\n The vast majority of those sickened \u2014 73 \u2014 were in Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n Customers in California<\/a>, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, New York and West Virginia, each reported a handful of cases.<\/p>\n Recalled retail egg cartons for Country Morning Grade A Large 12-count, top, and Brookshire’s Jumbo 12 White Eggs. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration \/ Fox News)<\/p>\n WHOLE FOODS RECALLS SALSA, GUACAMOLE AND PREPARED FOODS IN 12 STATES OVER SALMONELLA CONCERNS<\/a><\/p>\n The FDA said that distribution of recalled eggs “has been confirmed for states listed, but product could have been distributed further, reaching additional states.”<\/p>\n Midwest Poultry Services initiated the voluntary recall, affecting 1,589,577 dozen cartons of white shell eggs<\/a> and brown cage-free shell eggs, in the last week of July.<\/p>\n A 12-count carton of Kroger Grade A Medium eggs subject to the Salmonella recall notice. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration \/ Fox News)<\/p>\n The affected products were produced at two farms in Texas<\/a>, according to the FDA.<\/p>\n Officials said the issue was discovered during routine environmental testing.<\/p>\n![\"Eggs](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/eggs-in-supermarket.jpg\")
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