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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 8

CDC Tracks 443 Salmonella Cases Tied to 19 Million Recalled Eggs and Restaurant Jalapenos

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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 8

CDC Tracks 443 Salmonella Cases Tied to 19 Million Recalled Eggs and Restaurant Jalapenos

Q: As August 2026 expiration dates approach, how many of the 19 million recalled eggs are still sitting in American refrigerators?

No one knows publicly how many of the roughly 19 million recalled eggs are still in home refrigerators. Federal officials and Midwest Poultry Services have disclosed the size of the recall — 1,589,577 dozen eggs, or about 19 million individual eggs — and the affected date range, with sell-by or best-by dates from July 20 through Aug. 17, 2026. But neither the FDA nor CDC has released retrieval, return, disposal or household-holdback figures that would show how many cartons remain with consumers as those August dates approach. What is clear is that some recalled eggs could still be in circulation at home because the recall was announced on July 22, leaving products with up to several weeks of remaining shelf life. The eggs were sold in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and New Mexico under brands including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire’s, Country Morning, Cal-Maine and Sunups, with plant codes P-1950 or 0840962 and Julian dates 157 through 184. So the best evidence-based answer is that the number is unknown, but potentially significant enough that regulators are still urging consumers to check refrigerators now. Anyone who has eggs matching those codes and dates should discard them or return them for a refund, even if the carton has not yet reached its printed expiration date.

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443 illnesses and 62 hospitalizations across 30 states have been linked to two U.S. Salmonella outbreaks the CDC is investigating.
345 cases in 27 states came from jalapeno peppers served at Chipotle, Qdoba and other chains; the peppers originated in Sinaloa, Mexico, and Coast Citrus Distributors agreed to a recall.
98 illnesses, including 26 hospitalizations, were tied to eggs from Midwest Poultry Services after nearly 1.6 million cartons—about 19 million eggs—were recalled.
Minnesota and Colorado each reported 110 cases in the jalapeno outbreak, while recalled egg brands were sold in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi and New Mexico.
Salmonella symptoms can begin six hours to six days after exposure, and health officials urge consumers to discard recalled eggs and seek care for severe or prolonged illness.