On June 6, 2025, the CDC and the FDA notified the public of a seven-state outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses linked to contaminated eggs from August Egg Company.
According to the CDC, the outbreak comprised 79 confirmed illnesses, including 21 hospitalizations.
The FDA reported that this outbreak corresponded to its Active Investigation #1300. That investigation was opened on April 23, 2025, with an initial count of 50 cases (see below).
By May 14, 2025, the number of reported to be part of that investigation had increased to 78 (see below).
And on June 5, 2025, Food Safety News reported that the count has risen further, to 129 cases of Salmonella Enteritidis.
Yet the “official” tally of confirmed cases has now dropped to 79.
What has happened to the 50 missing cases? Were they included in the Active Investigation tables erroneously for week after week? Or were they omitted—either deliberately or in error—from the official CDC and FDA notices of investigation that were released on June 6th?
This inquiring mind wants to know.
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