1.6 Million Dozen Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella

Midwest Poultry Services is voluntarily recalling nearly 1.6 million dozen white and brown cage-free shell eggs produced at its Texas farms after environmental monitoring uncovered a potential Salmonella Enteritidis contamination risk.

Eggs Distributed Across Six States

The FDA said the recall covers 1,589,577 dozen eggs produced between June 6 and July 3, 2026, carrying sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and August 17, 2026.

The eggs were distributed to foodservice and retail customers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, and sold at Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana, Brookshire Grocery stores across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi, and smaller retail outlets under brand names including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire's, Country Morning, and Sunups.

Two Farms Flagged By Monitoring

Midwest Poultry Services said routine environmental monitoring at two of its Texas farms identified the contamination concern, prompting the company to halt shipments of fresh eggs from those facilities immediately.

Affected cartons carry plant code P-1950 or 0840962, along with a Julian date between 157 and 184, printed in date-coding ink on the side of the carton.

No Illnesses Reported So Far

The company said it is not aware of any illnesses linked to the recalled eggs. Salmonella Enteritidis can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, with symptoms typically developing six hours to six days after exposure.

Young children, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems face a higher risk of severe illness requiring medical treatment, according to the FDA. Consumers who purchased the affected eggs are advised to discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

TheTrendsWire's Take

The company catching this through routine environmental monitoring — before any illnesses were reported — is actually the system working as intended, even though a 1.6-million-dozen recall sounds alarming on its own. What's worth watching next isn't this recall itself, but whether the two flagged Texas farms pass reinspection before Midwest Poultry Services resumes shipping from them, since that's the detail that will determine whether this stays a contained, one-time event.

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