Salmonella find links 2 Iowa farms to egg recall
Aug-27-2010

Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive samples of salmonella linking two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall.

FDA officials said Thursday that investigators found salmonella in chicken feed at Wright County Egg that was used by that farm and also Hillandale Farms. They also found additional samples of salmonella in other locations at Wright County Egg. More than 550 million eggs from the two farms were recalled this month after they were linked to salmonella poisoning in several states.

Also Thursday, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there could now be as many as 1,470 illnesses linked to the outbreak, about 200 more than previously thought.

Recalled eggs have a specific plant number and packaged date on the carton; check the FDA website to see if your eggs have been recalled: http://bit.ly/9yambn.

Gary Suokko, chief operating officer of Sheboygan-based Piggly Wiggly Midwest, said this week that none of the company's 94 stores in Wisconsin were affected by the recalls.

Sheboygan County Pick'n Save locations also have put out signs alerting customers its stores did not carry the recalled eggs.

Meanwhile, Walmart has released a statement saying four of its egg suppliers received eggs from Wright County Eggs and those eggs were promptly pulled from store shelves. The recalls affected nearly 630 Walmart stores in 20 states, including Wisconsin.

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