The Recall Desk
CriticalFDA (Food)·F-0627-2020·Announced 2020-02-12

Almark Foods Recalls Hard Cooked Eggs Due to Listeria Risk

Almark Foods is recalling White Medium Hard Cooked Eggs sold under 7 Select, Almark Foods, and Sunshine brands due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes match.

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 source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class I and mentions a genetic match with case patient samples associated with an illness outbreak, meeting the criteria for Critical severity.

Plain-English summary

Almark Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling White Medium Hard Cooked Eggs with Salt & Pepper sold under the brand names 7 Select, Almark Foods, and Sunshine. The recall involves 628,531 retail packages of various sizes. Affected products are identified by lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020.

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 product was distributed to retail locations in 39 states and the District of Columbia, including Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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

The recalled product

Product
White Medium Hard Cooked Eggs w/Salt & Pepper sold under the brand names of: 7 Select, Almark Foods & Sunshine
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 →