A salmonella outbreak linked to a major egg recall has sickened at least 79 people across seven U.S. states, federal health and food safety officials announced Friday. This follows a string of recent salmonella incidents linked to contaminated food products.
The outbreak has been traced to brown organic and brown cage-free eggs distributed by August Egg Company between February and May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a June 6 notice.
“Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that eggs distributed by August Egg Company may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis and may be making people sick,” the CDC said, adding that multiple agencies and health officials are working together to investigate the outbreak….