July 10 (UPI) -- The federal government's investigation into a recall of Salmonella-contaminated brown cage-free and certified-organic eggs has ended, the Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday.
The expiration dates had passed on the recalled eggs, which mostly were distributed in California and mostly affected buyers there, according to the FDA.
Officials with the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local officials to investigate salmonella poisoning cases throughout 10 states and involving brown eggs that were supplied by the August Egg Co. of Hilmar, Calif.
The eggs caused 134 Salmonella infections across 10 states, with 109 reported in California. Arizona, Nevada and Washington state each had between four and eight cases.
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