The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0605-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Almark Red Beet Hard-Boiled Eggs Recalled Due to Listeria Risk

Almark Foods is recalling Red Beet Hard-Boiled Eggs due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes match with an illness outbreak.

What this means for you

Highest-severity recall. Risk of serious injury or death is documented or strongly suspected. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Almark Foods, LLC is recalling 628,531 retail packages of Almark Red Beet Hard-Boiled Eggs. The recall was initiated after the firm was notified by the FDA and CDC of a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic match between environmental samples from the facility and case patient samples associated with an illness outbreak.

The affected products are identified by lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020. The product was distributed to 41 states and the District of Columbia, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific lot codes and dates. If found, the product should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. The recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Almark Red Beet Hard-Boiled Eggs Distributed By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 800-849-EGGS UPC 0 44984 20242 0
Manufacturer
Almark Foods, LLC
Hazard
Affected units
628,531

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 (1)

  • All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020

Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 29 recalled by Almark Foods, LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 29 products in this recall →