The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0608-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Almark Recalls Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs Due to Listeria Risk

Almark Foods is recalling cage-free hard-cooked eggs sold under multiple brands 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 agency classification is FDA Class I, and the source text explicitly mentions a genetic match with case patient samples associated with an illness outbreak, indicating reported illness.

Plain-English summary

Almark Foods, LLC is recalling 628,531 retail packages of Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs sold under the brand names Almark, Fresh Thyme, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Lucerne, Members Mark, Naturally Better, Rembrandt Foods, and Shop Rite. 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 retail locations in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WY.

Consumers should check their pantries for these specific products and discard them or return them to the place of purchase. The FDA and CDC are monitoring the situation, and consumers with questions should contact the recalling firm or their local health department.

The recalled product

Product
Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs sold under the following brand names: Almark, Fresh Thyme, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Lucerne, Members Mark, Naturally Better, Rembrandt Foods & Shop Rite.
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 →