Wright County Egg Salmonella Recall
The Wright County Egg Salmonella recall is estimated by The Associated Press to cover some 228 million eggs distributed nationwide since May 19, 2010.
A joint field investigation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is ongoing and intended to identify potential sources of Salmonella Enteritidis in these shell eggs, such as feed.
Public health officials in California, Colorado and Minnesota have confirmed outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis traced back to Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa. The number of cases in California alone is 266, including 43 in Los Angeles County.
This has the makings of a large nationwide outbreak as the following states also are investigating human Salmonella Enteritidis infections: Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.
Since May 2010, CDC has identified a nationwide, four-fold increase in the number of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates through PulseNet, the molecular subtyping network made up of state and local public health laboratories and federal food regulatory laboratories. CDC received reports of approximately 200 cases every week during late June and early July compared to an average of 50 per week in that time period over the past five years.
Many clusters of illnesses associated with this egg Salmonella outbreak occurred at restaurants or social gatherings and law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A. is conducting its own investigation. To contact a Salmonella lawyer at our firm for a free case consultation and for information about a possible Wright County Egg Salmonella lawsuit, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.
PritzkerOlsen, P.A. is a leading practitioner of foodborne illness litigation and has a record of winning lawsuits for victims of food poisoning victims. Over the years we have collected millions for survivors of Salmonella, E. coli 0157:H7 and other foodborne diseases.
Notice to Consumers:
Shell eggs included in the Wright County Egg Salmonella Recall are 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.
