Vital Farms Hard-Boiled Eggs Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
Almark Foods is recalling Vital Farms hard-boiled 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 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 illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Almark Foods, LLC is recalling Vital Farms Pasture Raised Hard Boiled Eggs (Net Wt. 3oz/88g) distributed by Vital Farms in Austin, Texas. The recall involves 628,531 retail packages of various sizes. The affected products are identified by lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020. The product was shipped 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. Listeria monocytogenes is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems.
Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific products. If you have the recalled eggs, you should discard them or return them to the place of purchase for a refund. Do not consume the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Vital Farms PASTURE RAISED HARD BOILED EGGS NET WT. 3oz (88g) Distributed by Vital Farms, Austin, TX 78704 UPC 8 51387 00734 8
- Manufacturer
- Almark Foods, LLC
- Category
- Food — Eggs
- 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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