Good Earth Egg Company Recalls Shell Eggs Due to Salmonella Risk

Plain-English summary

Good Earth Egg Company is recalling approximately 2,232,000 shell eggs in various sizes and packaging configurations, including 6-count, 10-count, 12-count, and 18-count cartons, as well as 15 dozen and 30 dozen cases. The eggs are sold under the brand name Good Earth Egg Company and carry Missouri license number D-01124. The recall is being conducted because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The affected eggs were distributed directly to restaurant, retail, and wholesale customers in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri. Additionally, a Georgia firm sent product to a public storage facility in Texas. There was no foreign, military, or government distribution of the recalled items. The recall covers all date codes up to and including 006, with a sell-by date of 02/05/2016.

Consumers who have purchased these eggs should check their date codes and packaging to determine if they are affected. If the product matches the description and date code range, consumers should discard the eggs or return them to the place of purchase. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product

Shell eggs, various sizes, packaged in the following ways: 6-count cartons, 10-count cartons, 12-count cartons, 18-count cartons, 15 dozen cases, and 30 dozen cases; under the brand name Good Earth Egg Company and MO license # D-01124. The responsible firm name is Good Earth Eg

Manufacturer

Good Earth Egg Company

Category

Food — Shell Eggs

Hazard

• salmonella

Affected units

2,232,000

Is your product affected?

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

Distribution

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