The Louisiana Department of Health reported Friday that seven Louisiana residents were sick in connection to a salmonella outbreak from white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs.
Three of the seven sick residents were hospitalized. No deaths have been reported, the health department said.
Louisiana is one of 17 states connected to the outbreak that began in November last year. Federal officials reported nearly 100 people sickened, including 26 hospitalizations, from recalled eggs as of July 24, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Midwest Poultry Services, L.P., the egg producer found in connection to the outbreak, has recalled 1,589,577 dozen shell eggs due to possible salmonella contamination.
Recalled eggs were available to consumers at Kroger stores, Brookshire Grocery stores, and Brookshire Grocery-owned stores, including Super 1 Foods and Spring Market in Louisiana. Other stores may have also carried the recalled eggs.
The eggs are sold under multiple brand names, including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire’s, Cal-Maine and Country Morning.
“We encourage anyone who purchased these eggs to check the recall information carefully and discard or return affected products,” said LDH Secretary Bruce D. Greenstein in a statement.
Lot numbers in the recall include:
Cartons with codes P-1950 or 0840962 with a Julian Date between 157 and 184 printed on the side.
Products produced in Texas and distributed between June 6, 2026, and July 3, 2026.
Cartons with sell-by or best-by dates between July 20, 2026, and August 17, 2026.
Salmonella symptoms include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Hospitalization is more common in children younger than 5, adults over 65 and people with weakened autoimmune systems, according to LDH.
“Do not eat any recalled shell eggs,” said LDH. “Throw them out or return them.”
