Massive egg recall in US south and south-west due to salmonella outbreak

The FDA said 26 hospitalizations were connected to the outbreak. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA

A massive egg recall affecting nearly 1.6m dozen eggs has been elevated to the US Food and Drug Administration’s highest-risk warning as officials investigate a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.

The FDA on 12 August reclassified the recall of nearly 1.6m dozen white and brown cage-free eggs over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella.