WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak linked to recalled shell eggs, but the recalled product was not distributed to Ohio, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The outbreak, caused by the strain Salmonella Enteritidis, has sickened 98 people across 17 states and sent 26 to the hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. No deaths have been reported. Illnesses tied to the outbreak strain were reported between Nov. 21, 2025, and June 30, 2026, according to the CDC.
Midwest Poultry Services L.P., an Indiana-based egg producer that operates two farms in Texas, voluntarily recalled 1,589,577 dozen white and brown cage-free shell eggs on July 22 after testing turned up possible salmonella contamination, the FDA said. The recall covers roughly 19 million individual eggs.
Recalled cartons carry the code P-1950 or 0840962 along with a Julian date between 157 and 184, and sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and Aug. 17, according to the FDA. The eggs were sold under the Country Morning, Cal-Maine Sunups, Brookshire’s, Simple Truth and Kroger brand names.
The recalled eggs went to Kroger and Brookshire’s stores and other retail and foodservice customers in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Mississippi, according to the FDA. Ohio was not among the states that received the affected eggs.
The FDA and CDC said 40 of 44 ill people interviewed, or 91%, reported eating eggs before becoming sick, and whole genome sequencing linked samples from the recalled eggs to the outbreak strain.
Salmonella infection typically causes diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps that begin six hours to six days after exposure, according to the CDC. Most people recover without treatment within four to seven days, though the illness can be severe in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems.
Consumers who have any of the recalled eggs are urged not to eat them and to either throw them away or return them to the place of purchase for a refund, the FDA said.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
