Free range brown eggs recalled over potential Salmonella contamination
Black Sheep Egg Company is recalling 16,245 dozen Free Range Grade A Large Brown Eggs in 18-count cartons for potential Salmonella contamination.
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: Scored 5 because the FDA classified this recall as Class I, which the rubric assigns the Critical tier.
Plain-English summary
Free Range Grade A Large Brown Eggs in 18-count cartons, UPC 860010568538, from Black Sheep Egg Company of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, are being recalled for potential Salmonella contamination.
The recall covers 16,245 dozen spanning Julian date 190 with a best-by date of 22 August 2025 through Julian date 260 with a best-by date of 31 October 2025. The eggs went to retail and wholesale locations in Arkansas and Missouri and to wholesale and broker locations in Mississippi, Texas, California and Indiana. The FDA has classified the recall as Class I.
Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, particularly in young children, frail or older people, and those with weakened immune systems.
Anyone holding cartons in the listed date range should not eat the eggs and should follow the retailer's instructions.
The recalled product
- Product
- Free Range Grade A Large Brown Eggs, 18ct Cartons, UPC: 860010568538, Black Sheep Egg Company 400 S Memorial Drive Walnut Ridge AR 72476
- Manufacturer
- Black Sheep Egg Company, LLC
- Category
- Food — Eggs
- Affected units
- 16,245
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)
- Julian Date 190 Best By: 8/22/2025 through Julian Date 260 Best By: 10/31/2025
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Black Sheep Egg Company, 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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