The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the recall of nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs produced by Midwest Poultry Services over concerns they may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the FDA said the recall covers white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced at the company’s facilities in Texas.
The affected eggs were distributed to Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana, as well as Brookshire Grocery stores in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and other states.
Midwest Poultry Services and Kroger did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment outside normal business hours.
Brookshire Grocery Company said it had begun reviewing its inventory and removing potentially affected products from store shelves.
“All eggs currently available for purchase in our stores were sourced from a different production facility,” the company said in an emailed statement.
The FDA said no illnesses linked to the recalled eggs had been reported as of the announcement.
The agency added that Midwest Poultry Services has suspended the distribution of eggs produced at its Texas farms while the recall is underway.
Salmonella Enteritidis is a bacterium that can contaminate eggs either externally or internally and can cause foodborne illness.
According to the FDA, symptoms of salmonella infection typically develop between 12 and 72 hours after consuming contaminated food and may include stomach cramps, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, chills, fever and headaches.
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