Press release, 2010 August 19B

Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30334 www.agr.georgia.gov
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 19, 2010 For information contact: Tyler Adams or Arty Schronce at 404-656-3689
Wright County Egg expands nationwide recall of shell eggs because of possible health risk
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin is alerting Georgians to the expanded recall of eggs from an Iowa company because of possible Salmonella contamination.
"Our inspectors are checking all grocery stores and food warehouses for the recalled eggs. If found on display for sale, the eggs will be placed on `withhold from sale' for pickup by the distributor," Irvin said.
Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is expanding its recall (original recall date: August 13, 2010) of specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by its farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections, endocarditis or arthritis.
Eggs affected by the expanded recall were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers and foodservice companies in California, Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, Illinois, Utah, Nebraska, Arkansas, Wisconsin and Oklahoma. These companies distribute nationwide.
Eggs are packaged under the following brand names: Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralphs, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps and Pacific Coast. Eggs are packed in varying sizes of cartons (6-egg cartons, dozen egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging) with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 229 and plant numbers 1720 and 1942.
Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton or printed on the case label. The plant number begins with the letter P and then the number. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example: P-1720 223.
Prior Recall Eggs under the August 13, 2010 recall are packaged under the following brand names: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Boomsma's, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemps. Eggs are packed in varying sizes of cartons (6-egg cartons, dozen egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging) with Julian dates ranging from 136 to 225 and plant numbers

1026, 1413 and 1946.
Salmonella enteritidis illnesses relating to the shell eggs have been confirmed and traceback investigations are ongoing.
Consumers who have purchased these shell eggs should not eat them but return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. This recall is of shell eggs only. Other egg products produced by Wright County Eggs are not affected. Consumers with questions should visit http://www.eggsafety.org/9 or call Wright County's toll-free information number (866-272-5582), which contains a message outlining recall instructions for consumers. For more information from the Food and Drug Administration visit http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/WhatsNewinFood/ucm222684.html.
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