A salmonella outbreak linked to nearly 1.6 million dozen shell eggs has been upgraded to the FDA’s most serious risk classification, weeks after the Texas-based producer first pulled the products from shelves.
On July 22, 2026, Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. voluntarily recalled 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs, roughly 19 million individual eggs — due to potential contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis. The eggs were produced and distributed from two of the company’s Texas farms between June 6 and July 3, 2026, with sell-by or best-by dates ranging from July 20 through August 17, 2026.
The recalled cartons carry an identifying code of either P-1950 or 0840962, along with a Julian date between 157 and 184, printed on the side of the carton.
The eggs were shipped to foodservice and retail customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, and sold under several brand names including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire’s, Country Morning, and Sunups. They were available at Kroger and Brookshire Grocery stores, as well as smaller retailers.
As of the CDC’s latest count, 98 people across 17 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis, with illness onset dates ranging from November 21, 2025, to June 30, 2026. Of those with information available, 91% reported eating eggs before becoming ill. Twenty-six people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
The FDA has since upgraded the recall to Class I, its highest-risk designation, meaning there is a reasonable probability that exposure could cause serious health consequences or death.
The investigation remains ongoing, and officials caution that the recalled eggs may have reached additional states beyond those currently confirmed.