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FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Another U.S. egg producer said Friday that it was recalling eggs because they could be infected with the foodborne bacteria salmonella.
Hillandale Farms of New Hampton, Iowa, said it was voluntarily recalling shell eggs sent to 14 states because there have been laboratory-confirmed cases of Salmonella enteritidis associated with the eggs.
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Hillandale said the eggs covered by its recall were distributed to grocery distribution centers, retail grocery stores and food-service companies that service or are located in Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.
The eggs were distributed under the following brand names: Hillandale Farms, Sunny Farms, and Sunny Meadow in 6-egg cartons, dozen-egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, 30-egg packages, and 5-dozen cases. Loose eggs were packaged under the following brand names: Wholesome Farms and West Creek in 15 and 30-dozen tray packs, Hillandale said in a news release.
Hillandale did not say how many eggs were involved in the recall, but said it was recalling eggs produced since early April, meaning the number is probably more than 100 million, The New York Times reported.
On Wednesday, Wright County Egg, another Iowa company at the center of a massive recall of eggs linked to salmonella contamination, dramatically broadened its nationwide recall to 380 million eggs.
The nationwide salmonella outbreak, which federal officials said was the largest of its type related to eggs in years, has sickened more than 250 people in at least four states.
The outbreak, which apparently began in May, appeared to be ongoing, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. The outbreak began several weeks before the July introduction of new federal safety rules intended to reduce the risk of salmonella in eggs, The New York Times reported.
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