Recalled Eggs Sicken Dozens in 17 States, Triggering 1.59 Million-Dozen Warning

Q: As expiration dates approach, how many contaminated egg cartons are still sitting in unsuspecting families' refrigerators?

No one knows how many recalled cartons are still in home refrigerators, and officials have not released a recovery rate. What is clear is that the recall was enormous: 1,589,577 dozen eggs, or roughly 19.1 million individual eggs, sold under brands including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire’s, Country Morning and Sunups. Because the cartons carry sell-by or best-by dates from July 20 through August 17, 2026, some may still be in kitchens as those dates expire. Eggs are often kept until or even past the date on the carton, which means a portion of the recalled product could still be sitting unnoticed in households, especially in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and New Mexico, where the eggs were sold. The public-health risk is not theoretical. Federal investigators say 98 people in 17 states have been sickened, 26 have been hospitalized, and farm samples matched the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis. The FDA has classified the recall as Class I, its most serious category, meaning there is a reasonable probability of serious health consequences. For families, the practical answer is to assume any matching carton is unsafe. Check the carton sides for plant codes P-1950 or 0840962 and Julian dates 157 through 184. If those codes appear, or if the eggs were removed from the carton and cannot be identified, throw them away or return them for a refund, then wash and sanitize any surfaces or containers they touched.

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Dozens of people in 17 states have been sickened in a Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled shell eggs, prompting U.S. health officials to tell consumers not to eat affected products.
CDC and FDA investigators said epidemiological, laboratory and traceback evidence points to Salmonella Enteritidis in eggs produced and distributed by Midwest Poultry Services, L.P.
About 1.59 million dozen eggs—white shell and brown cage-free—were produced at Texas farms between June 6 and July 3 and sold under brands including Country Morning, Simple Truth and Kroger.
Sell-by or best-by dates run from July 20 through Aug. 17, 2026, and officials said consumers should throw away or return recalled eggs while businesses must stop selling them and sanitize equipment.
Salmonella can cause diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, with young children, older adults and immunocompromised people facing higher risks of severe illness and hospitalization.