The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0028-2019·Announced 2018-10-03

Gravel Ridge Farms Eggs Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

Gravel Ridge Farms is recalling approximately 55,000 dozen shelled eggs due to Salmonella contamination. The products were distributed in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Gravel Ridge Farms is voluntarily recalling approximately 55,000 dozen shelled eggs due to Salmonella contamination. The recalled products include shelled eggs in blank cardboard cases at 2.5 dozen per case and shelled eggs in dozen cartons labeled as "Gravel Ridge Farms Cullman County, Alabama***CAGE FREE***Free Range***ANTIBIOTIC FREE***One Dozen Grade A***Large Eggs."

The affected products were distributed in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Unmarked cases are identified by codes F25 through F30, G1 through G31, H1 through H31, and I1 through I5. Cartons have expiration dates ranging from July 25, 2018, to October 3, 2018.

Consumers who have purchased these products should stop using them and return them to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the company for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Shelled eggs in blank cardboard cases at 2.5 dozen a case. Shelled eggs in dozen cartons labeled as "Gravel Ridge Farms Cullman County, Alabama***CAGE FREE***Free Range***ANTIBIOTIC FREE***One Dozen Grade A***Large Eggs".
Manufacturer
Gravel Ridge Farms
Affected units
55,000

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (4)

  • Unmarked Cases: F25 - F30
  • G1 - G31
  • H1 - H31
  • I1 - I5: Cartons: Expiration dates 7/25/18-10/3/2018

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

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