Eat Just CEO Josh Tetrick says the company is growing “five times faster” today than it was last year on ‘The Claman Countdown’. Weeks after more than 1.5 million cartons of a dozen eggs were recalled due to a salmonella risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised the recall to the highest risk level. On Wednesday, the recall was moved to Class I, meaning “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to an infringing product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” The update comes as nearly 98 people have fallen ill in 17 states, with 26 hospitalizations, according to a July 24 FDA update. No deaths have been reported. POPULAR REESE’S AND ALMOND JOY ICE CREAM BARS REMOVED DUE TO LABELING ERROR Cartons of eggs are seen in a Houston supermarket. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images) Officials said the recalled products were sold under several brand names, including Kroger, Brookshire’s, Country Morning, Simple Truth and Sunups, as well as various Grade A and Grade AA bulk eggs. The eggs were distributed to retail and food service customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Mississippi, as well as other smaller outlets, according to the FDA. The vast majority of the sick (73) were in Texas. Customers in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, New York and West Virginia each reported a handful of cases. Recalled Egg Cartons for Country Morning Grade A Large 12 Count Top and Brookshire’s Jumbo 12 White Eggs. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Fox News)Whole Foods recalls salsa, guacamole and prepared foods in 12 states over concerns about salmonella eggs, in the last week of July. One 12-count box of Kroger Grade A medium eggs subject to the Salmonella recall notice. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration/Fox News) The affected products were produced on two Texas farms, according to the FDA. Officials said the problem was discovered during routine environmental testing. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP The salmonella scare comes amid a deadly outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to lettuce that causes explosive diarrhea. Fox Business’ Bonny Chu contributed to this report.
