DHS: Wisconsin eggs recalled, linked to multi-state salmonella outbreak

OAK CREEK, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health services (DHS) announced an investigation into a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections on Friday, Sept. 6. 

The DHS says the infections are linked to eggs from a Wisconsin farm. According to the CDC, 65 people in 9 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of salmonella. 42 of those people live in Wisconsin. 

“You’re hearing more and more about these outbreaks," said Faith Garber, a grocery shopper.

The eggs were distributed in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan through retail stores and food service distributors, and have now been recalled. The recall includes all egg types such as conventional cage-free, organic, and non-GMO, carton sizes, and expiration dates in containers labeled with “Milo’s Poultry Farms” or “Tony’s Fresh Market.”

“It’s incumbent on the food processors to keep their facilities clean so that it's protecting their customers," said Patrick Sweeney. “Certainly, the rise of salmonella in eggs or any other foods is distressing, but we’ve got a great food safety system in this country and the recall that was done gives me, actually, a better feeling about what is in the store.”

Sweeney says he buys his eggs from a local farmer's market and considers them to be safer. 

“I know the source of my food and that gives me a little bit of solace," said Sweeney.

Gerber says she'll be thinking twice before reaching for certain items at the grocery store. 

“I guess I am a little more cautious in what I’m choosing when I’m shopping," said Gerber.

Anyone who purchased the recalled eggs is advised to not eat them or cook with them and to throw them away, according to the DHS. Anyone who ate any of the recalled eggs and are experiencing symptoms of salmonella infection should contact a health care provider right away. Symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, and vomiting that lasts for several days.