Nearly 100 people across 17 states have been sickened by a Salmonella outbreak the FDA has traced to shell eggs from a single Texas plant, sold under five familiar store-brand labels. Cartons carrying sell-by dates as late as August 17 may still be sitting in refrigerators, so investigators want anyone holding matching eggs to check the carton before cracking one open.
Key Points
- 98 confirmed illnesses across 17 states, with 26 hospitalizations and no deaths reported, according to the FDA’s outbreak investigation.
- The outbreak strain is Salmonella Enteritidis, and the last reported illness began June 30, 2026.
- Recalled eggs were produced by Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. and sold under the Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire’s, Country Morning, and Cal-Maine Sunups brands.
- Look for plant codes P-1950 or 0840962 and Julian dates 157 through 184 stamped on the carton, paired with sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and August 17, 2026.
- Roughly 1.6 million dozen eggs, both white and brown cage-free, were pulled from distribution after the July 22 recall.
The illnesses span a wide geographic range for a single-source outbreak: Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia have all reported cases, per the FDA. Twenty-six of the 98 people sickened needed hospital care, a hospitalization rate that’s notably higher than a typical Salmonella outbreak, which is part of why the recall was later escalated to Class I, the agency’s most serious risk category.
The eggs were produced between June 6 and July 3 at a Midwest Poultry Services facility in Texas, then shipped out under store-brand labels rather than the producer’s own name, which is exactly why the plant codes matter more than the name on the front. Eggs from the same collection week can carry different carton branding depending on which retailer bought that batch, but they’ll share the same P-1950 or 0840962 stamp and the same Julian date range if they came off the line during the contaminated window.
Both the FDA and the CDC are telling anyone with recalled eggs still in the house not to eat, sell, or serve them — discard them or take them back to the store for a refund, then wash any surfaces, containers, or utensils the eggs touched with hot, soapy water or run them through the dishwasher. Salmonella survives on countertops and in refrigerator drawers longer than most people assume, and a rinsed egg carton isn’t the same as a sanitized one.
Most Salmonella infections clear up on their own within a week, with diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps showing up six hours to six days after exposure. The CDC is flagging when to escalate instead: diarrhea lasting more than two days, blood in the stool, vomiting severe enough to prevent keeping fluids down, or signs of dehydration are reasons to call a doctor rather than wait it out, especially for infants, adults over 65, and anyone with a weakened immune system.
What makes this recall harder to shop around than most is the branding itself — five different store names on the front of the carton, one producer and one contamination window behind all of them. Checking the code stamped on the carton, not just the name printed on it, is the only way to know which eggs in the fridge are actually the ones in question.
