Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. has been identified as a likely source of a multistate Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that has sickened 98 people across 17 states, the FDA and CDC said in an update last Thursday. Twenty-six people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
According to the FDA, a combination of laboratory findings, epidemiological data, and traceback work points to shell eggs from Midwest Poultry Services as a likely illness source, though the agency acknowledged that the company "does not account for all the illnesses in this outbreak." Additional investigation is ongoing to identify other potential sources, the agency said.
On July 22, Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced at its Texas farms. The eggs were produced between June 6 and July 3, 2026, and carry sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and August 17, 2026. The company said it identified the contamination concern through environmental monitoring at two Texas farms and has halted shipments of fresh eggs from those facilities.
Midwest Poultry Services shipped the recalled eggs to customers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, serving both foodservice and retail accounts. They were sold under multiple brand names — including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire's, Country Morning, and Sunups — at Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana, Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi, and smaller retail outlets, the company said. To determine whether a carton is subject to the recall, consumers should look for date-coding ink on the carton's side showing either P-1950 or 0840962 along with a Julian Date ranging from 157 to 184.
Illnesses in the outbreak began as early as November 21, 2025, with the most recent case dated June 30, 2026, according to the CDC. Of 44 people interviewed, 40 reported eating shell eggs before becoming ill. The CDC cautioned that official case counts almost certainly understate the outbreak's scope, given that people who fall ill often get better on their own and never consult a doctor or submit a sample for testing.
The outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis showed predicted nonsusceptibility to ciprofloxacin and resistance to nalidixic acid, according to the CDC, meaning some cases may require alternative antibiotic treatment.
Midwest Poultry Services said at the time it was not aware of any illnesses linked to its products. The company shared third-party lab test results with the FDA on July 21, 2026, which showed that samples from its Texas farms matched the outbreak strain, the FDA said.
Consumers who purchased recalled eggs are advised to discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a full refund, the company said. Questions can be directed to Midwest Poultry Services at 574.405.9531, Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM Eastern time.