Ohio Egg Co. Shipped Contaminated Eggs
The FDA found that an Ohio egg processor shipped 798 cases of eggs to market three days after the company's own tests showed Salmonella Enteritidis contamination, according to an FDA warning letter written to the firm's CEO last week.
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The food safety hazard was created in October 2010 by Ohio Fresh Eggs LLC of Johnstown, Ohio. The company initiated a recall on November 5 after the Salmonella-positive egg tests were uncovered by the FDA during a review of company records. The records review was ordered after 13 FDA environmental samples from four egg layer sites at the company were confirmed positive for Salmonella Enteritidis.
"We found that you have serious deviations'' from federal regulations established to prevent Salmonella Enteritidis in shell egg production and storage, said the warning letter to Ohio Fresh Eggs CEO John Glessner. No illnesses were reported as a result of the problem.
A copy of the warning letter to Ohio Fresh Eggs was obtained by national food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A. The firm represents victims of the 2010 Salmonella Enteriditis outbreak linked to Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, both of Iowa. In that outbreak, more than 1,900 people were sickened around the country from contaminated eggs. If you have questions about Salmonella egg lawsuits, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete our contact form.
