Eggland's Best Hard Cooked Eggs Recalled for Listeria Risk
Almark Foods is recalling Eggland's Best Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic match with an illness outbreak.
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 source text explicitly states that the recall is associated with an 'illness outbreak' and a genetic match with 'case patient samples,' indicating reported illnesses. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls or known illnesses/fatalities warrant a score of 5.
Plain-English summary
Almark Foods, LLC is recalling 628,531 retail packages of Eggland's Best Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs of various sizes. The recall affects all lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020. The product was distributed to retail locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Consumers who have purchased these products should check their lot codes and expiration dates. If the product matches the description, consumers should discard it or return it to the place of purchase. No specific instructions for disposal or refund were provided in the source text.
The recalled product
- Product
- Eggland's Best Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs
- Manufacturer
- Almark Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Eggs / Ready-to-Eat
- 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.
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