The Salmonella Crisis Escalates: 1.7 Million Dozen Eggs Recalled as Illnesses Mount

The Salmonella Crisis Escalates: 1.7 Million Dozen Eggs Recalled as Illnesses Mount The food safety crisis deepens. What began with cucumber recalls affecting 20 states has nowexploded into a massive egg contamination event that's sent 79 people to the hospital and forced the recall of over 1.7 million dozen eggs across nine states.