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Dried Egg Products Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination

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A Washington-based egg manufacturer is recalling more than 226,000 pounds of their dried egg product due to a possible salmonella contamination, ABC News reported.

Nutriom's affected egg products were produced between Feb. 28, 2013 and Feb, 8, 2014, and bear the establishment number "INSPECTED EGG PRODUCTS PLANT 21493G." They were shipped nationwide and to American military bases abroad as well as Canada mostly under the "OvaEasy" brand, including OvaEasy Plain Whole Egg and OvaEasy Boil-in-Bag Egg Mix, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Services announced Saturday according to ABC News.

The eggs, which come packaged in a crystallized, powdered form, passed the initial USDA inspection at the manufacturing plant, The Guardian Liberty Voice reported. The salmonella problem was discovered by Washington State Laboratories in response to a billing inquiry by Nutriom. The laboratory then notified FSIS personnel of the discrepancies in laboratory results.

Officials said there have been no reports of illnesses or adverse reactions due to consumption of the products. However, the recall was issued as a Class 1 recall, meaning it carries a high health risk, ABC News reported.

 Consumption of food contaminated with salmonella can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever within 12 to 72 hours after eating the contaminated product. The illness usually lasts four to seven days.

The recall of Nutriom's contaminated egg product follows several major recalls that have happened recently. Last month, about 34,000 pounds of chicken contaminated with salmonella were recalled by Tyson Foods. That same month, the USDA closed down three of Foster Farm's chicken-processing plants, all of which had been recently connected to another salmonella outbreak, due to a cockroach infestation.

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