(Reuters) - Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.

It is the largest recall of eggs in the United States since 2010, the Food Safety News website reported.

The eggs may have been contaminated with salmonella braenderup, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems, the FDA said on Friday in a statement.

The eggs were recalled by producer Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana “through an abundance of caution,” the FDA’s statement said.

The eggs were distributed from a farm in Hyde County, North Carolina, which, Food Safety News said, produces 2.3 million eggs per day from 3 million laying hens.

The eggs reached consumers in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, South Carolina, and West Virginia.</s>A recall of 206,749,248 eggs has occurred in the US, following 22 reports of illness linked to salmonella contamination.

The eggs were distrubuted to stores and restaurants in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The US Food & Drug Administration has a full list here (including the lot codes printed on the side of the packaging to see if a specific carton of eggs is affected).

The following brands are among those selling the affected eggs:

The recall is the largest of shell eggs in the US since 2010, according to Food Safety News. They came from Rose Acre Farms, which is the second-biggest egg producer in the US and based in Indiana. The family-owned company’s Hyde County, North Carolina farm, where the affected eggs came from, produces 2.3 million eggs every day from 3 million hens.

Salmonella infections are particularly dangerous to the young and elderly, and those with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals can experience nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and stomach pain.

About 1 million people in the US get sick from salmonella every year, with about 19,000 people hospitalized and 380 deaths, according to the US government. Most people affected get better within a week without any treatment needed.</s>April 15 (UPI) -- More than 200 million eggs under a farm's numerous brand names have been recalled because of fears of salmonella fears, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

The FDA in a release Friday said 22 illnesses have linked to the eggs distributed from Rose Acre Farms' facility in North Carolina.

Rose Acre Farms, with headquarters in Seymour, Ind., distributed the eggs to retail stores and restaurants in nine states -- Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

They were sold under the brands Country Daybreak, Crystal Farms, Coburn Farms, Sunshine Farms, Glenview, Great Value as well as at Walmart and Food Lion stores. The plant number is P-105, with the Julian date range of 011 through 012 printed on either side of the carton or package.

It's the largest egg recall in the United States since 2010, according to Food Safety News.

Consumers are urged to immediately discontinue use of the recalled eggs and to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers may contact the company at (855) 215-5730 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.

The FDA said some illnesses were reported on the U.S. East Coast. The agency inspected the farm, which produces 2.3 million eggs a day from 3 million laying hens.

The FDA said the eggs can potentially be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup, which is an organism that could cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Also, healthy individuals infected with Salmonella Braenderup can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

David Rust began Rose Acre Farms in Indiana as a family operation with 1,000 hens in the 1930s and it grew to 17 facilities in eight states, according to its website.

In 2010, more than 550 million table eggs were called from two Iowa egg farms owned by Austin "Jack" DeCoster. Jack and his son Peter DeCoster each plead guilty to one count of allowing misbranded and adultered food to enter interstate commerce.The men and their company, Quality Egg LLC ended up paying $7 million in fines and they served three months in federal prison.</s>Eggetarians in the US were left in shock as more than 200 million eggs were being recalled in nine states because of fears of salmonella. This is the largest egg recall in the United States since 2010.

Rose Acre Farms in Seymor, Indiana, was recalling the eggs voluntarily because of a possible contamination with the bacteria. The country's Food and Drug Administration said 22 cases of illnesses were reported.

The nine affected states are Colorado, New Jersey, Florida, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

The eggs were distributed from a farm in North Carolina's Hyde County and reached people in a number of states through retail departments and restaurants. These eggs were being sold under a number of brand names - like County Daybreak; Crystal Farms; Coburn Farms; Sunshine Farms; etc.

Salmonella bacteria can cause deadly infections in both children and adults. The symptoms include fever, nausea, abdominal pain, etc.

Those who purchased eggs from the notified lot were asked to immediately return them to the shop from where they purchased it, for a refund.

For breaking news & Instant updates throughout the day</s>A farm in Seymour, Indiana is recalling more than 200 million eggs sold in nine states over salmonella fears.

Rose Acre Farms voluntarily recalled 206,749,248 eggs due to potential contamination with Salmonella Braenderup, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement.

At least 22 illnesses have been reported so far, the FDA said Friday.

The eggs were sold through retail stores and restaurants. They reached consumers in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

“Consumers with these eggs shouldn’t eat them,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted. “Throw them away or return them to place of purchase for credit or refund.”

Brands affected include Country Daybreak, Coburn Farms, Crystal Farms, Sunshine Farms and Glenview, with some eggs sold at Food Lion stores.

Salmonella causes serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. It is generally contracted from contaminated poultry, meat, eggs and water, and affects the intestinal tract.

Chickens can pass the bacteria to eggs because the eggs leave hens through the same passageway as feces. Alternatively, bacteria in the hen’s ovary or oviduct can get to the egg before the shell forms around it, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

In 2010, a salmonella outbreak sickened hundreds and led to the recall of half a billion eggs.</s>(WSVN) - About 206 million eggs across nine states, including Florida, have been recalled after reports that 22 people contracted salmonella, officials said.

Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana is voluntarily recalling the eggs due to possible contamination with the bacteria at their farm in Hyde County, North Carolina.

The eggs went to restaurants and stores, including Walmart and Food Lion, in Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Colorado and West Virginia.

Waffle House was one of the restaurant chains that purchased the eggs.

In grocery stores, the eggs were sold under brands that include:

According to the Food and Drug Administration, 22 illnesses have been reported.

This is the largest food recall in the U.S. since a 2010 recall that was also triggered by a salmonella outbreak, according to reports.

Salmonella is one of the most common foodborne illness and can be fatal, especially in small children, elderly people and those with weakened immune systems. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea and vomiting.

If you believe you may have purchased the recalled eggs, throw them away or them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. Consumers with questions can call Rose Acre Farms at 1-855-215-5730.

To read the FDA’s recall report, click here.

Copyright 2018 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</s>More than 200 million eggs from a North Carolina farm are being recalled over fears they’re contaminated with salmonella, the Food & Drug Administration warned.

Eggs from the Rose Acre Farms facility in Hyde County, N.C., went to nine states including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida.

The eggs — also distributed to Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia — have caused at least 22 people to fall ill as of Friday, the FDA said.

“Consumers with these eggs shouldn’t eat them. Throw them away or return them to place of purchase for credit or refund,” FDA boss Scott Gottlieb tweeted over the weekend.

Brands impacted by the voluntary recall include eggs sold under the Country Daybreak, Food Lion, Sunshine Farms, Great Value and Glenview brands, the agency said.

Salmonella is particularly harmful to the elderly and young children, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and diarrhea.

The North Carolina facility has roughly 3 million hens who put out an average 2.3 million eggs each day, according to the FDA.

Packages with 011 to 102 stamped on either side might be contaminated, the agency warned.

The breakfast staple can become infected with salmonella through multiple ways. The bacteria can infect the egg while still in a chicken’s ovary, CNN noted, or while leaving the same passageway as the bird’s feces.

The recall is one of the largest in almost a decade.

A 2010 egg-related salmonella outbreak led to more than 550 million getting pulled from shelves and thousands of people became sick.

Disgraced farm bigwig Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son, Peter, were hit with three months behind bars in 2015 for selling the tainted eggs.</s>SUNDAY, April 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 207 million eggs produced at a farm in Hyde County, N.C., are being voluntarily recalled because of concerns of contamination with the salmonella bacteria, the egg company announced.

In a statement, Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Ind. said that 22 illnesses but no deaths have so far been linked to the tainted eggs.

The eggs "have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems," the company said Friday.

The recall arose after illnesses were reported in East Coast states. The outbreak "led to extensive interviews and eventually a thorough FDA (Food and Drug Administration) inspection of the Hyde County farm, which produces 2.3 million eggs a day. The facility includes 3 million laying hens with a USDA inspector on-site daily," the company said.

The eggs under recall were distributed from the North Carolina farm to retailers and restaurants in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, Rose Acre said.

All of the eggs come from plant number P-1065, with a "date range of 011 through date of 102 printed on either the side portion or the principal side of the carton or package." A full list of affected products can be found below in the company's news release.

Even healthy people infected with the strain of salmonella "can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain," the company noted, and heart or arthritic issues can also develop.

"Consumers who have purchased shells eggs are urged to immediately discontinue use of the recalled eggs and to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund," Rose Acre said. "Consumers with questions may contact the company at (855) 215-5730 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard time."</s>Over 206 million eggs have been pulled from store shelves after 22 people became sickened by Salmonella Braenderup.

Rose Acre Farms voluntarily recalled 206,749,248 eggs on Friday which were distributed from a Hyde County, North Carolina, farm, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The eggs, possibly contaminated by Salmonella Braenderup, reached consumers in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.

The eggs were sold under numerous brand names including Coburn Farms, Country Daybreak, Food Lion, Glenview, Great Value, Nelms and Sunshine Farms. They came from plant number P-1065 and have a date range of 011 through date of 102 printed on the carton or packaging, the FDA said.

“Consumers with these eggs shouldn’t eat them,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb tweeted on Saturday. “Throw them away or return them to place of purchase for credit or refund.”

The FDA warned that Salmonella Braenderup can cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain in healthy persons. However, it can result in serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and individuals with weakened immune systems.

This is the largest egg recall since 2010, Food Safety News reports, when a salmonella outbreak linked back to two Iowa farms resulted in the recall of 550 million eggs.</s>S edona AZ (April 14, 2018) – More than 200 million eggs are being recalled over fears of salmonella.

Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana, has issued a voluntary recall of its eggs due to possible contamination with the bacteria.

The eggs were distributed from the farm in Hyde County, N.C., and reached consumers in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia through retail stores and restaurants.

They were sold under the brand names Country Daybreak, Crystal Farms, Coburn Farms, Sunshine Farms, Glenview and Great Value; and at Walmart and Food Lion stores.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, twenty two illnesses have been reported to date.

The egg recall is the largest in the United States since 2010, according to Food Safety News.

The recall involves eggs with the plant number P-105, with the Julian date range of 011 through 012 printed on either side of the carton or package.

Salmonella can cause serious and even deadly infections in children or elderly adults. Symptoms include fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Rose Acre Farms recalls around 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina after 22 people fell ill with suspected Salmonella braenderup. It is the largest recall of eggs in the United States since 2010.