MADISON, Wisc. (WBAY/Gray News) – A multistate salmonella outbreak has been linked to eggs from a farm in Wisconsin, according to state health officials.
At least 65 people in nine states have been infected by salmonella in an outbreak connected to “Milo’s Poultry Farms” and “Tony’s Fresh Market”-branded eggs, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Service.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement that 24 of the cases resulted in hospitalizations and no deaths have been reported.
About 42 of the people infected live in Wisconsin. Other reported cases come from Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Virginia, Colorado, Utah and California.
The company, Milo’s Poultry Farms LLC of Bounduel, issued a recall of the impacted eggs Friday, according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection. The recalled eggs were distributed in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan through retail stores and food service distributors.
It includes all egg types such as conventional cage-free, organic, and non-GMO, carton sizes, and expiration dates in containers labeled with “Milo’s Poultry Farms” or “Tony’s Fresh Market.”
The Food and Drug Administration advises anyone who purchased the recalled eggs to not eat them or cook with them and to throw them away.
Restaurants should not sell or serve recalled eggs.
The recall was initiated after the FDA informed the company that environmental samples tested positive for the bacteria.
FDA also conducted whole genome sequencing and found that the samples were related to an ongoing outbreak investigation.
Milo’s Poultry Farms, LLC has ceased production and distribution at this time and will undergo appropriate testing and sanitization of farms and processing equipment.
Officials are urging people who may have consumed the impacted eggs to contact health officials if they are experiencing any symptoms linked to a salmonella infection, WMTV reported. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever and vomiting.
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