India, June 9 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC are investigating a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to brown eggs that sickened nearly 79 across 7 states.
Associated with the ongoing probe, August Egg Co. recalled around 1.70 million dozen brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs sold through Walmart and other retail locations across nine states.
The California-based company has also stopped selling fresh shell eggs, and said it has been sending its eggs to an egg-breaking pasteurization facility for over 30 days to eliminate any potential foodborne pathogens.
In its warning statement, the CDC noted that 79 people across 7 states have gotten sick with the sam...