Happy Hens egg recall after salmonella sickens 23, hospitalizes 7 in Ramona, California
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- The California Department of Public Health urged consumers not to eat the recalled organic eggs.
- The announcement was reported by Fox Business.
California health officials have linked a salmonella outbreak to Happy Hens brand organic eggs produced at the company’s Ramona, California, farm; the outbreak sickened 23 people and hospitalized seven, state authorities said.
Happy Hens voluntarily recalled the affected organic eggs after the California Department of Public Health urged consumers not to eat them (per Fox Business).
State health officials identified the Ramona farm as the production site tied to the cluster; the company initiated the recall and public-health guidance followed the confirmation of cases and hospitalizations (per Fox Business).
Public statements cited by Fox Business do not provide serial numbers, lot codes, retail chains, or an exact timeline for when contaminated cartons entered commerce, limiting what consumers can immediately identify in their homes (per Fox Business).
The report does not include lab sequencing details that would confirm whether the salmonella strains in patients match isolates from the farm environment or eggs — officials described a linkage but Fox Business did not publish laboratory data or agency press releases that show genetic confirmation (per Fox Business).
State officials and the company framed the recall as voluntary and precautionary; the outlet did not quote any patients, hospital representatives, or independent food-safety experts, so public-health impact beyond the reported counts is not documented in the article (per Fox Business).
Consumers who purchased Happy Hens organic eggs from the Ramona-sourced product lines should follow the California Department of Public Health’s advice to discard or return recalled eggs and seek medical care if they develop symptoms consistent with salmonella infection (per Fox Business).
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