Statement of Egg Safety Center on Egg Recall by Wright County Egg

Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, is voluntarily recall certain date Julian eggs produced by their farm because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, the bacteria because the food. The company is making this voluntary product recall because of the evidence in the agricultural companies exhibiting some eggs may contain bacteria.

Consumers should return the eggs in its original packaging to the store where purchased for a full refund. Eggs exposed to this recall were distributed to food distributors, distribution centers and food service companies in California, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa companies are distributed across the country.

Eggs are packed under the following brands: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph, Boomsma, sun, Hillandale, Trafficanda, farm-fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms, and Kemps. Eggs are packed in different packet size (six-egg boxes, cardboard egg carton of 18 dozen eggs) with Julian dates 136-225 and, number 1026 in 1413 and 1946 crops. And date code listed at the end of the egg carton. Number of plants begins with the letter P and then the number. Julian Date is the number of plants, for example: P-1946 223.

Consumers should remember that the correct storage, handling and cooking of eggs will help prevent foodborne illness. Egg Safety Center, and the Food and Drug Administration recommended that eggs should be thoroughly cooked until the yolk and white companies, and consumers should not eat foods that may contain raw or undercooked eggs. For more information about the handling and preparation of eggs and answers to frequently asked questions, visit www.eggsafety.org.

The possibility of eggs containing Salmonella enteritidis rare in the United States. Several years ago, it is estimated that 1 of every 20 000 eggs may have been contaminated, which means most customers will probably not come into contact with eggs, but once in 84 years. Since then, most U.S. farmers have used a more stringent food safety to help protect against foodborne disease. Chief among the methods of modern, residential sanitation systems, rodent control and strict biosecurity controls, vaccination against Salmonella enteritidis, cleaning and disinfection of poultry houses and livestock, and testing.

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