Friday, August 27, 2010

UPDATE: Two new brands added to US egg recall

There are two new brands to add to the growing recall list, according to CNN.
Wright County Egg, the first company to enact the voluntary recall that has grown to over half a billion eggs, said it has confirmed evidence of salmonella in two previously unrecalled brands of shell eggs: Cardenas Market and Trafficanda Egg Ranch. Cardenas eggs were distributed to Cardenas Market stores in California and Nevada, packaged in 60-egg cases wrapped in plastic, and bear the plant number 1026 and Julian dates ranging from 136 to 228. Trafficanda eggs were distributed to grocery stores and food service companies in California in 12-egg cartons, 20-egg wrapped packages and 60-egg wrapped packages. Plant numbers 1026, 1413, 1720, 1942 and 1946 are included in the recall, with eggs bearing Julian dates from 136 to 229.
Wright County Egg and a second company, Hillandale Farms, have now recalled over half a billion shell eggs between them; a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesperson said the two recalls are related. According to a Hillandale Farms spokesman the farms share a number of common suppliers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 1,953 cases of Salmonella enteritidis were recorded from May 1 to July 31, and so far about 1,000 of those cases have been linked to the recalled eggs. The information requested by Congress covers when the companies released information about the contamination, inspection records, internal protocols and standards and documents related to allegations of health, safety, environmental or animal cruelty violations for the companies.
The original Wright County Egg recall specifically relates to eggs packed between May 16 and Aug. 13, with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 229 and plant numbers 1026, 1413, 1720, 1942 and 1946. In addition to Cardenas and Trafficanda, brand names include: Lucerne, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Dutch Farms, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps and Pacific Coast. Affected eggs were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers and foodservice companies in California, Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, Illinois, Utah, Nebraska, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma.
The Hillandale Farms recall covers eggs distributed under the brand names Hillandale Farms, Sunny Farms and Sunny Meadow sold between April and August. Hillandale said the eggs were distributed to grocery distribution centers, retail groceries and food service companies that serve or are located in 14 states: Kansas, Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.
A complete list of affected eggs is available through the
Egg Safety Center.

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