In the United States, concerns about salmonella contamination have recalled nearly 2 million eggs.
The recall announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday will affect products distributed in nine states and are linked to various grocery store chains.
According to the FDA, August Egg Company, California-based Hilmar, recalled 1,700,000 beats of brown cages and brown certified organic eggs due to potential pollution.
The eggs were distributed from February 3 to May 15 and were sold from March 4 to June 4, within California and Nevada.
In the United States, nearly 2 million eggs have been recalled for fear of Salmonella contamination, spread across nine states (Getty)
Products are distributed in locations such as Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Smart & Final, Safeway, Raleys, Food 4 Sight and Ralphs.
Eggs are also distributed from February 3 to May 6, with sales dates from March 4 to June 19, to Walmart locations in California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois.
The recalled eggs will be printed on the carton or packaging with plant code P-6562 or CA5330, with Julian's dates between 32 and 126. The recalled retail eggs will use fiber or plastic cartons, with the above code printed on one side of the carton.
According to the FDA, salmonella can cause severe and sometimes fatal infections in young children, vulnerable or elderly people, and others with weak immune systems.
Eggs are distributed in stories from California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois (Copyright 2025, AP. All rights reserved.)
Healthy patients infected with salmonella often experience fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and even bloody diarrhea.
In rare cases, Salmonella infection can lead to more serious illness.
A statement from the August Egg Company said: “It is important to know that when our processing plants identify this concern, we immediately start transferring all eggs from plants to broken eggs, allowing the eggs to kill the eggs and kill any pathogens.
“ August Egg Company’s internal food safety team is also conducting their own rigorous review to determine what measures can be put in place to prevent this from happening repeatedly.
“We are committed to fully addressing this issue and implementing all necessary corrective measures to ensure this does not happen again.”
