Black Sheep Egg Company recalled several cartons of its free-range large grade A brown eggs due to the potential that they may be contaminated by salmonella , federal health officials said.

Black Sheep Egg Company initiated a recall following a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection that found 40 environmental samples at its egg processing facility tested positive for salmonella.

Some of the strains found "are known to cause human illness," the FDA said. However, the FDA said there isn't information available at this time to suggest that this firm is the source of an ongoing outbreak.

Aside from Black Sheep Egg Company's recall, the FDA is issuing an alert to recommend that consumers, retailers and distributors not eat, sell or serve the recalled Black Sheep Egg Company produc

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