FDA Classifies Egg Recall as Class I for Highest Health Risk

The US has issued a serious health warning over the recalled eggs, saying exposure to the potentially contaminated products could cause severe illness or death.

The health agency’s most serious designation follows last month’s recall of 1.6 million dozen eggs now linked to 98 illnesses in 17 states.

1.6m dozen eggs from Texas recalled amid one of the largest recorded foodborne illness outbreaks in US history A massive egg recall affecting nearly 1.6m dozen eggs has been elevated to the US Food and Drug Administration’s highest-risk warning as officials investigate a…

Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

U.S. food regulators say 1.6 million cartons of recalled eggs can "cause serious adverse health consequences or death."

Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs recalled over possible Salmonella contamination have been linked to a multistate outbreak that has sickened 98 people and hospitalised 26, according to health authorities.

Class I Salmonella egg recall triggered by 98 illness: See affected brand list The Food and Drug Administration has issued a massive egg recall at its highest risk level, warning that consumption of the contaminated products could cause “serious adverse health consequences or