The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0618-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Almark Recalls Peckish Boiled Eggs Due to Listeria Risk

Almark Foods is recalling Peckish Perfectly Boiled Free Range Organic Eggs due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic 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, 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 628,531 retail packages of Peckish Perfectly Boiled Free Range Organic Eggs. 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 distributed by Peckish, LLC, in Sonoma, CA. Consumers should check their refrigerators for these eggs, which were shipped to 41 states and the District of Columbia. The specific products involved are identified by lot codes containing the letter "G" with a "USED BY" date on or before 11/2020.

Consumers with these products should stop using them and contact the manufacturer for a refund or further instructions. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause serious illness, particularly in pregnant women, newborns, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

The recalled product

Product
PECKISH PERFECTLY BOILED FREE RANGE ORGANIC Egg Distributed by PECKISH, LLC, Sonoma, CA 95476
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 →