INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
say nearly 207 million eggs have been recalled because of fears that they may have been contaminated with salmonella, a type of bacteria
that causes serious illnesses and deaths, particularly among children and elderly people.Rose Acre Farms is recalling the products after
federal officials tied illnesses to the company's facility in North Carolina, the United States Food and Drug Administration said
Twenty-two people on the East Coast have been sickened by Salmonella braenderup
No one has died.An investigation by the federal agency led to an inspection of the farm, which is located in Hyde County, North Carolina,
and produces 2.3 million eggs a day from 3 million hens
Eggs produced at the farm are distributed to retail stores and restaurants in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia and the Carolinas.The recalled eggs were sold under brand names such as Great Value, Country Daybreak, Glenview and Food Lion
They were also sold to Waffle House restaurants.Rose Acre Farms is a family-owned company headquartered in Seymour, Indiana, and has 17
facilities in eight states
The Washington Post was unable to reach the company Sunday.The recall is the largest since 2010, when a major salmonella outbreak tied to
Iowa egg farms sickened more than 1,500 people, according to Food Safety News, a website created by Bill Marler, a personal injury attorney
who focuses on food-borne illness litigation.More than 500 eggs from two Iowa farms owned and controlled by Austin J
DeCoster were recalled that year
DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, each pleaded guilty to one count of introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce
Authorities said the DeCosters' company, Quality Egg, sold eggs contaminated with Salmonella enteriditis to several states and bribed an
inspector for the United States Department of Agriculture in an attempt to sell eggs that were "red tagged" for failing to meet minimum
industry standards.The father and son were sentenced to three months in jail.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
salmonella causes about 1.2 million illnesses, 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths every year in the United States.The Rose Acre Farms
recall is the latest in a series of salmonella-related incidents in recent months.Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration
ordered a mandatory recall of all food products that contained powdered kratom after investigators found that several products manufactured
by Las Vegas-based Triangle Pharmanaturals contained salmonella
The outbreak spread to nearly 40 states and sickened 132 people.Kratom or Mitragyna speciosa, an unregulated herbal supplement used to treat
pain, anxiety, depression and symptoms of opioid withdrawal, has also been linked to three dozen non-salmonella-related deaths.Last month,
the CDC investigated another salmonella outbreak that involved raw coconut and sickened 13 people in eight states
International Harvest Inc., based in Mount Vernon, N.Y., recalled bags and bulk packages of Organic Go Smile! Raw Coconut because of
potential salmonella contamination.In February, Triple T Specialty Meats, based in Ackley, Iowa, recalled more than 20,000 pounds of
ready-to-eat chicken salad products that may have been contaminated with salmonella
The outbreak resulted in 265 illnesses in eight states
One person died, according to the CDC.Salmonella can come from contaminated animal products such as beef, poultry, milk and eggs, as well as
It can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain among healthy people, but can lead to fatal infections among children
younger than 5, adults older than 65 and those with weak immune systems
In severe cases, people can suffer arterial infections, endocarditis and arthritis.(This story has not been edited by staff and is
auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
