The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0609-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Almark Foods Recalls Cage Free Eggs Due to Listeria Risk

Almark Foods is recalling Classic ProBox Cage Free Eggs after FDA and CDC identified a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic match between facility samples and patient samples.

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 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 voluntarily recalling 628,531 retail packages of Classic ProBox Classic Flavor - Cage Free Eggs. The recall affects all 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.

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.

Consumers should check their refrigerators for the affected products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. The source text does not provide specific instructions for disposal or return, but standard recall procedures apply.

The recalled product

Product
Almark Foods Classic ProBox Classic Flavor - Cage Free Eggs
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 →

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