Good Earth Egg Company Recalls Chicken Eggs Due to Salmonella Risk
Good Earth Egg Company is recalling chicken eggs in Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois due to potential Salmonella Oranienburg contamination.
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
Good Earth Egg Company is recalling specific configurations of chicken eggs, including Premium Farm Fresh White Eggs in styrofoam cartons and Farm Fresh Eggs in cardboard boxes. The recall involves 59,129 15-dozen cases and 26,795 30-dozen cases.
The recall is being conducted because the eggs may be contaminated with Salmonella Oranienburg. The affected products were distributed in Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois. Consumers should check for products with a sell-by date prior to October 8, 2016.
Consumers with these products should stop using them and contact the company for a refund or further instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chicken eggs packaged in the following configurations 1) Premium Farm Fresh White Eggs, packaged in 6 count, 10 count, 12 count, and 18 count styrofoam cartons 2) Farm Fresh Eggs, packaged in 15 dozen and 30 dozen cardboard boxes.
- Manufacturer
- Good Earth Egg Company
- Category
- Food — Eggs
- Hazard
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 (2)
- Everything with a sell-by date prior to October 8
- 2016
Distribution
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