FDA Raises Egg Recall to Highest Risk Level

Check your refrigerator. The FDA on Aug. 12 upgraded a recall of nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs from Midwest Poultry Services to Class I, its highest risk level.

Class I means the FDA has determined there is "a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death."

The eggs may be contaminated with salmonella.

What To Check

The codes. The recalled white and brown cage-free eggs carry an identifying code printed on the left or right side of the carton in date-coding ink. Only cartons with the code P-1950 or 0840962 and a Julian date between 157 and 184 are recalled, according to the FDA recall report.

The dates. The recalled cartons carry "Sell By" or "Best By" dates between July 20 and Aug. 17, 2026 — meaning some are still sitting in kitchens right now.

The stores. The eggs were sold at Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana, and at Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Mississippi, according to the recall report. They also went to other smaller retail outlets, and were shipped to foodservice customers and retailers in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. CBS News reports the eggs were sold under various brand names; the FDA's full product list is the definitive check.

What to do. Do not eat them. Consumers are urged to return the eggs to the place of purchase for a full refund. Questions go to Midwest Poultry Services at 574-405-9531, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.

The Illnesses

As of July 24, the salmonella outbreak linked to the recalled eggs had sickened at least 98 people and hospitalized 26 across 17 states, according to the FDA. No deaths have been reported.

Those illnesses were reported between Nov. 21, 2025, and June 30, 2026.

Salmonella typically causes diarrhea, fever and stomach pain. Most cases resolve on their own, but some people become severely dehydrated and need medical care, and the infection can be life-threatening if it spreads beyond the intestines, according to the Mayo Clinic.