U.S. recalls 380 mln eggs due to salmonella-related outbreaks
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Iowa-based Wright County Egg company has issued a recall of 228 million eggs because of salmonella-related outbreaks in several U.S. states, according to media reports Thursday.
![Eggs are seen at a supermarket in New York, the United States, Aug. 20, 2010. A U.S. egg company has extended a nationwide food recall to 380 million eggs, after outbreaks of salmonella poisoning in a number of states. [Wu Kaixiang/Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100820/000cf1bdd03f0dd86e8d57.jpg "Eggs are seen at a supermarket in New York, the United States, Aug. 20, 2010. A U.S. egg company has extended a nationwide food recall to 380 million eggs, after outbreaks of salmonella poisoning in a number of states. [Wu Kaixiang/Xinhua]") |
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Eggs are seen at a supermarket in New York, the United States, Aug. 20, 2010. A U.S. egg company has extended a nationwide food recall to 380 million eggs, after outbreaks of salmonella poisoning in a number of states. [Wu Kaixiang/Xinhua] |
The egg recall includes product packaged under the following brand names: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Boomsma's, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps.
In addition, NuCal Foods in California issued another notice, saying it was also recalling several brands it had packaged from Wright County Egg.
It is estimated that the eggs need to be recalled could reach as many as 380 million, according to the Associated Press Wednesday.
The Food and Drug Administration posted Wright’s recall notice, noting that common salmonella symptoms include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
