[Phillip Beall (W5EBC)]

All,

Earlier today Nexstar Media, via THE HILL, published a story Nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs recalled over salmonella concerns: Full list of products impacted by Addy Bink – 07/23/26 9:33 AM ET.  From that story:

Nearly 1.6 million white and brown eggs have been recalled over possible contamination, according to a voluntary recall notice shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Specifically, the recall notice from Midwest Poultry Services explains the eggs may be contaminated with the bacterium salmonella enteritidis.

Contaminated eggs can appear normal, but when raw or undercooked, they can lead to illness. Officials in Pennsylvania say the bacterium can appear in the eggs if the hen has been infected.

Impacted by this recall are 1,589,577 cartons of white eggs and brown cage-free eggs. They were produced between June 6 and July 3 of this year, and bear sell by or best by dates between July 20, 2026, and August 17, 2026.

The eggs were shipped to multiple locations:

Foodservice and retail customers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana

Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana

Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi

There is an extensive table of “Item Description”, “Identifying Code”, “UPC” and “Range Best By / Sell By Date
Between” details.

The article, Nearly 1.6 million cartons of eggs recalled over salmonella concerns: Full list of products impacted, can be found at this link.  To enhance your viewing experience, I suggest that you use the “reader view” once it loads.

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[Phillip Beall (W5EBC)]

All,

The Dallas Morning News wrote a piece on the matter yesterday. From this July 23, 2026 story by Elissa Jorgensen, Staff Writer Over a million eggs recalled from stores in 6 states, including Texas, due to salmonella risk I picked up:

More than a million eggs are being recalled from retail outlets after Texas farms reported potential salmonella contamination, according to a Wednesday statement from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. is voluntarily recalling Texas-produced white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs.

The eggs were distributed from farms between June 6 and July 3, with sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and August 17, according to the FDA.

They were shipped to Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana and Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi, along with other small retail outlets.

According to the FDA, no other Midwest Poultry products are part of the recall. The company identified the salmonella risk through “proactive environmental monitoring processes and root cause analysis.”

To see the list of brands included in the recall, view the list here on the FDA website.

Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. (now operating primarily as MPS Egg Farms) is a major U.S. shell-egg producer based in North Manchester, Indiana. It is a sixth-generation family-owned company with roots dating to 1875 (starting with a grain mill founded by Daniel Strauss). It ranks among the larger U.S. egg producers, with roughly 14 million laying hens producing about 11 million eggs per day across farms in northern Indiana, Illinois, Texas, and Georgia.

The company continues operations at its other locations and emphasizes food safety practices. This is a voluntary recall triggered by internal testing rather than a reported outbreak.

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[Danial Beard (KB7JZI)]

Poomudick: A completely natural coating deposited on home-farm raised eggs, generally considered to help build immune systems.

It typically consists of varying concentrations of “poo,” “mud” and “ick.”

 

Advised Best Practices:

1.  Understand where eggs come from, and how they are produced, and if any part of that production and supply chain makes you squeamish … eat cereal.
2.  Understand the anatomy and habits of the chickens which produce eggs.   Chickens are not vegetarians.   They are omnivores.   They need protein.   Vegetarian chickens produce nutrition deficient eggs.
3.  Chickens deposit a “bloom” on the surface of the eggs which help preserve them.   If and when you wash the eggs, you lose this bloom.
4.  All store-bought eggs have already been washed, and the bloom is therefore missing.   They will not last long after that.
5.  Fresh eggs may be room temperature shelf-stable for up to 5 weeks if you do not wash them.   Yes, they can look seriously ugly, but the bloom protects them anyway.
6.  Once refrigerated, eggs must remain refrigerated.   Refrigeration shortens their shelf life.
7.  If there is any question about the age of the eggs you have or buy, float your eggs.   If they enthusiastically bob to the surface, discard them intact.  If they lazily float, eat them very soon.
8.  Either with home farmed or store bought eggs, wash them in running water immediately before you use them.   The salmonella is on the outside, not the inside.   Bloom protects the internals.   Removed bloom cannot.
9.   The weaker you allow your immune system to become, the more *any* food source (containing any remaining useful nutrition) is a risk.   There is truth in the saying, “that which does not kill you, makes you stronger.”  Exceptions to that rule are projectiles, energetic materials, ionizing radiation  … and  Glyphosate(s) (RoundUp).
10.  Keep your supply chains short.   Support your local small farms and ranches.
11.  Eat smart.    Processed carbs and sugars are not your friend.   They never have been.

[Thomas Sorensen (AF5WO)]

Thanks, I have passed this info to other already.  See you Sat for the meeting.

Tom AF5WO

God Bless

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