The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0616-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Almark Foods Recalls Organic Hard Cooked Eggs Due to Listeria Risk

Almark Foods is recalling organic 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the highest severity level indicating a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Plain-English summary

Almark Foods, LLC is recalling 628,531 retail packages of Organic Hard Cooked Eggs sold under the brand names Almark Foods, Inspired Organics, Kirkland Signature, O Organics, Pete & Gerry's Simple Truth Organics, and Wild Harvest. 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 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 lot codes and dates. If found, they should discard the product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
Organic Hard Cooked Eggs sold under the brand names of Almark Foods, Inspired Organics, Kirkland Signature, O Organics, Pete & Gerry's Simple Truth Organics & Wild Harvest
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 →