Almark Foods Recalls Hard Cooked Eggs Due to Listeria Risk
Almark Foods is recalling 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 source text explicitly states the recall is associated with an 'illness outbreak' and 'case patient samples,' indicating reported illnesses. Per the rubric, FDA Class I recalls or known illness reports warrant a Critical (5) severity score.
Plain-English summary
Almark Foods, LLC is recalling White Medium Hard Cooked Eggs sold under the brand names Almark Foods, Best Choice, CMI, Dairy Fresh, Deb-El, Everyday Essentials, Food Club, Great Day, Great Value, LIDL, Rainbow Farms, and Sunshine. The recall involves 628,531 retail packages of various sizes. The product was distributed 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. The affected products are identified by lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020.
Consumers should check their refrigerators for these specific products and stop consuming them if they match the description and lot code information provided.
The recalled product
- Product
- White Medium Hard Cooked Eggs sold under the brand names of: Almark Foods, Best Choice, CMI, Dairy Fresh, Deb-El, Everyday Essentials, Food Club, Great Day, Great Value, LIDL, Rainbow Farms & Sunshine
- 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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