Almark Foods recalls Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs sold under the following brand names… and 28 more: listeria risk
Find the official FDA enforcement report
Recall at a glance
- Recalling company
- Almark Foods
- Location
- Gainesville, GA
- Reported by FDA
- February 12, 2020
- Recall started
- December 19, 2019
- Risk class
- Class I
- Status (latest data we have)
- Terminated
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Category
- Dairy and eggs
- Reason type
- Listeria
Is my product affected?
Compare your product’s name, size and lot or date codes with the list below. A recall usually covers only specific codes.
- Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs sold under the following brand names: Almark, Fresh Thyme, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Lucerne, Members Mark, Naturally Better, Rembrandt Foods & Shop Rite.
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Eggland's Best Hard Cooked Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - PECKISH PERFECTLY BOILED FREE RANGE ORGANIC Egg Rancheros Flavor Distributed by PECKISH, LLC, Sonoma, CA 95476
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Bulk Pail Product - Almark Foods HARD COOKED EGGS Peeled Eggs INGREDIENTS: EGGS, WATER, CITRIC ACID sold under the following brand names: ALMARK EGGS 20 LB pail, Manufactured By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 30504 UPC 0 44984 30020 6; Egggs NET WT WHEN PACKED 23 LBS Distributed by: Carolina Egg Development Corporation 5645 Deans Street, Bailey, NC 27807 UPC o 29653 00599 6; Nic's Peeled Pearls 20 lb. Salad Grade Hard Boiled Eggs NET WT. WHEN PACKED 20 LBS UPC 1 00 39401 17395 9 & 23LBS UPC 1 00 39401 00011 8 Manufactured By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 30504; RAINBOW FARMS 20 LB UPC 0 44984 60020 7, 23 LB UPC 0 44984 60023 8, 25 LB UPC 0 44984 60025 2 Manufactured By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 30504 & SUTHERLAND'S FOOD SERVICE INC. NET WT. 20 LBS.
Quantity: 6,854 various size pails
Codes: Almark: ITEM #30020 BEST IF USED BY 1/29/2020, 2/10/2020, 2/24/2019 & 2/14/2020. Egggs: ITEM #64023-05 BEST IF USED BY 1/27/2020 Nics: ITEM #17394 BEST IF USED BY 1/20/2020, 2/3/2020, 2/4/2020 & 2/24/2020 Nics: ITEM #17295 BEST IF USED BY 12/24/2019, 12/25/2019, 12/31/2019, 1/6/2020, 1/7/2020, 1/8/2020, 1/13/2020, 1/14/2020, 1/28/2020, 1/28/2020, 1/29/2020, 2/4/2020, 2/5/2020 Rainbow: ITEM #60020 BEST IF USED BY 1/13/2020, 1/20/2020, 1/21/2020, 1/22/2020, 1/27/2020, 1/28/2020, 1/29/2020, 2/3/2020, 2/10/2020, 2/11/2020, 2/14/2020, 2/17/2020, 2/18/2020, 2/24/2020 Rainbow: ITEM #60023 BEST IF… - Organic Hard Cooked Eggs sold under the brand names of Almark Foods, Inspired Organics, Kirkland Signature, O Organics, Pete & Gerry's Simple Truth Organics & Wild Harvest
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Almark Foods Classic ProBox Classic Flavor - Cage Free Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Almark Foods Smokehouse ProBox Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Free Range Hard-Cooked Hen Eggs sold under the brand names of Farmer's Hen House and Nellie's
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Eggland's Best Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Almark Foods Barbecue Probox Mini BBQ Flavor Nuts - White Medium Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Almark Foods Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs w/Salt & Pepper
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Eggland's Best Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs w/Salt & Pepper
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - PECKISH PERFECTLY BOILED FREE RANGE ORGANIC Egg Distributed by PECKISH, LLC, Sonoma, CA 95476
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - PECKISH PERFECTLY BOILED FREE RANGE ORGANIC Egg Fried Rice Flavor Distributed by PECKISH, LLC, Sonoma, CA 95476
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Almark Foods Barbecue ProBox BBQ Flavor Nuts - Cage-Free Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - 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
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - PECKISH PERFECTLY BOILED FREE RANGE ORGANIC Egg Maple Walnut Flavor Distributed by PECKISH, LLC, Sonoma, CA 95476
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Bulk Pail Product -- Almark Foods HARD COOKED BROKEN EGG WHITES 20 LB pail, DIST BY: ALMARK FOODS, GAINESVILLE, GA 30504 UPC 0 44984 42020 1
Quantity: 1,170/20 lb pails
Codes: ITEM #42020 BEST IF USED BY 12/19/2019, 1/23/2020 & 1/24/2020. - Almark Foods Classic ProBox Mini Classic Flavor - White Medium Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Eggland's Best ORGANIC Hard-Cooked Eggs
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - RAINBOW FARMS 23 LB Hard-Cooked, Peeled Eggs INGREDIENTS: EGGS, WATER, CITRIC ACID, VINEGAR Manufactured By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 30504 UPC 0 44984 60023 8
Quantity: 300/23 lb pails
Codes: LOT: ITEM #60023V BEST IF USED BY 1/22/2020, 2/13/2020 - Vital Farms PASTURE RAISED HARD BOILED EGGS NET WT. 3oz (88g) Distributed by Vital Farms, Austin, TX 78704 UPC 8 51387 00734 8
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - Almark Red Beet Hard-Boiled Eggs Distributed By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 800-849-EGGS UPC 0 44984 20242 0
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - White Medium Hard Cooked Eggs w/Salt & Pepper sold under the brand names of: 7 Select, Almark Foods & Sunshine
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020 - PECKISH PERFECTLY BOILED FREE RANGE ORGANIC Egg Salt & Pepitas Flavor Distributed by PECKISH, LLC, Sonoma, CA 95476
Quantity: 628,531 retail packages of various sizes (total)
Codes: All lot codes containing "G" with a USED BY DATE on or before 11/2020
and 4 more products. See the full list in the FDA enforcement report.
Where it was distributed
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY.
What to do
If you have this product, check the codes above. FDA recall notices often tell consumers to stop eating the product and to return it or throw it away. Follow the company’s instructions and the official FDA information, and if you are unsure, do not eat it. If someone becomes ill after eating a recalled food, contact a healthcare professional. See FDA’s recalls and safety alerts for company announcements.
Frequently asked questions
What was recalled?
Almark Foods recalled 29 products, including Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs sold under the following brand names: Almark, Fresh Thyme, Giant Eagle, Kroger, Lucerne, Members Mark….
Why was it recalled?
The firm was notified by FDA & CDC of a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic match between environmental samples from our facility and case patient samples associated with an illness outbreak.
What does Class I mean?
FDA’s highest-risk class: a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Where was it sold or shipped?
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY.
What should I do if I have this product?
Compare the product name, size and lot or date codes with the details on this page. FDA recall notices often tell you to stop eating the product and to return it or throw it away. Follow the company’s instructions and the official FDA information. If you are unsure, do not eat it.
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