The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:ModerateFDA (Food)·F-1825-2019·Announced 2019-07-31

Simply Balanced Organic Eggs Recalled for Temperature Control Failure

C & S Wholesale Grocers is recalling Simply Balanced organic eggs sold at two New York Target stores because they were not held at appropriate temperatures during transport.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 2/5 (Moderate).

Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II due to a temperature control failure. Per the rubric, this falls under 'low-risk contamination' or 'voluntary precautionary recalls' where no specific illness or injury has been reported, warranting a Moderate severity score.

Plain-English summary

C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is recalling Simply Balanced Organic Cage-Free Grade A Large Brown Fresh Eggs (12-count, UPC 8523931113). The recall was initiated because the products were not held at an appropriate temperature due to a mechanical malfunction during transportation.

The affected eggs were sold on June 17, 2019, at two Target stores in New York: 98 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack and 160 North Research Place in Central Islip. Exact lot codes are unknown.

Consumers who purchased these eggs should check their refrigerators for the product and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class II recall, indicating a situation that may cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
ORGANIC CAGE-FREE GRADE A LARGE BROWN FRESH EGGS - 12CT - SIMPLY BALANCED; UPC:8523931113
Manufacturer
C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Category
Food — Eggs
Hazard

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Lot numbers (4)

  • Exact codes are unknown. The product being recalled was sold on June 17
  • 2019 at Target Stores in Commack
  • NY and Central Islip
  • NY.

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 330 recalled by C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. 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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