Kroger egg recall sparks fresh food scare as another outbreak spreads

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe sweeping recall covers white and brown cage-free eggs from Midwest Poultry Services sold at Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana, plus Brookshire Grocery locations in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi (Getty Images)Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs have been yanked from shelves over fears they could be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, sparking fresh alarm over food safety. The sweeping recall covers white and brown cage-free eggs from Midwest Poultry Services sold at Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana, plus Brookshire Grocery locations in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi.The egg recall comes as a separate food poisoning outbreak explodes across the U.S., with 4,173 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in 41 states and thousands more reports still awaiting confirmation.Investigators have linked the parasite outbreak to contaminated lettuce, prompting Taylor Farms to voluntarily recall iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico as health officials race to contain the spread.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the outbreaks were "under control," but the FDA stressed that a "false positive" lab test did not change the basis for its investigation or the ongoing lettuce recall. In full1.6 million eggs recalled over health fears as stomach illness cases surge across AmericaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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