Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreak

1.6m dozen eggs from Texas recalled amid one of the largest recorded food-borne illness outbreaks in US history

A massive egg recall affecting nearly 1.6m dozen https://www.theguardian.com/food/eggs">eggs has been elevated to the US Food and Drug Administration’s highest-risk warning as officials investigate a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.

The FDA on 12 August reclassified the recall of nearly 1.6m dozen white and brown cage-free eggs over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella.