An Indiana grandma’s blunt reaction to a massive egg recall is resonating with thousands of people online after she summed up what many shoppers are feeling in just a few words: “Now we can’t eat any [expletive] eggs.”
The video references Midwest Poultry Services’ recall of approximately 1.7 million dozen eggs due to potential Salmonella contamination. According to the company, the affected products were distributed through retailers including Kroger, Simple Truth, Brookshire, Country Morning, and Sunups across several southern states. Indiana was not among the states listed at the time of the woman’s video.
According to the recall notice, the eggs may be contaminated with salmonella, which can cause fever, diarrhea, stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting.
The woman describes the situation as “awful,” and states she doesn’t believe “there’s much food safety anymore.” She recommends cooking your eggs “over hard, scrambled well, or hard boiled.”
People Are Just As Tired As Indiana Grandma
Several are upset that there’s another recall alert for food products. This announcement comes not long after lettuce was recalled for causing an outbreak. However, this hasn’t prevented commenters from shooting back with clever remarks. One person says, “Recalling everything but rent and car notes.” Another states that at this rate we’re “gonna be eating tree bark soon.” Another states, “Eventually all we can eat is refined foods. Like Doritos for breakfast.”
Meanwhile, one person already has a plan: “Welp, looks like I will just stop consuming anything except margaritas and tater tots.” Others directed their frustration at regulators, with one commenter writing, “Groceries are too [expletive] high for the FDA to not do their [expletive] job!“Several have suggestions for how to handle the recall. One asks, “Can we pull a ‘Bugs Life’ as a collective already?” This refers to the bug-themed Pixar film about ants that stand up to grasshoppers. Meanwhile, others suggest buying local produce as an alternative to store-bought products.
Although the Indiana grandma encouraged viewers to check the affected lot numbers before throwing away any eggs, her video quickly became part of a much larger conversation about food safety and the growing frustration many shoppers feel every time another recall makes headlines.
