The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0611-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Eggland's Best Hard Cooked Eggs Recalled for Listeria Risk

Almark Foods is recalling Eggland's Best Hard Cooked 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 Eggland's Best Hard Cooked Eggs. The recall involves 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 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. This classification indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers should check their pantries for the affected products and dispose of them or return them to the place of purchase. Do not consume the recalled eggs.

The recalled product

Product
Eggland's Best Hard Cooked 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 →