US Egg Recall Reaches 380 Million

An egg recall linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of people in three US states has reached 380 million.

The US Food and Drug Administration said the eggs, from a farm in Iowa, have been linked to salmonella cases in California, Colorado and Minnesota over the last three months.

Wright County Egg in Iowa expanded the recall from an initial 228 million to 380 million, the Egg Safety Center said.

The federal agency said the number of salmonella cases reported each week, normally around 50, has risen to 200 a week since May.

Every year, nearly 40,000 cases of salmonella are reported in the US, with 400 deaths.