New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Consumers in several US states have been urged to check their refrigerators for recalled eggs after Midwest Poultry Services recalled nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs over potential contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis.

The recall, issued on July 22, covers 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs produced at farms in Texas. The Us Food and Drug administration (FDA) said the eggs were produced and distributed between 6 June and 3 July, wth sell-by or best-by dates ranging from 20 July to 7 August, 2026.

The FDA and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis infections. As of the FDA's 24 July update, 98 people had been in...