Shortly following details earlier this week of a large-scale egg recall, affecting more than 523,000 dozen eggs across six states, comes yet another warning concerning eggs and a potential Salmonella contamination. This time, in an October 17 announcement published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the newly recalled eggs come from a different brand—and were seemingly only distributed within the state of Texas.
Per the FDA, Kenz Henz-branded Grade AA Large Pasture Raised eggs, sold in 12-count packages, are being recalled because “they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”
Friday’s alert also references the recent major recall involving the Black Sheep Egg Company, saying that as of September 29, 40 environmental samples at the Black Sheep Egg Company’s processing facility had tested positive for Salmonella. However, as of October 17’s notice regarding Kenz Henz eggs, the agency says it “does not have information available at this time to suggest that this firm is the source of an ongoing outbreak.”…