Class IF-0603-2020

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

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.

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: 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 USED BY 1/13/2020, 1/15/2019, 1/20/2020, 1/22/2019, 1/27/2020, 1/29/2020, 2/3/2020, 2/10/2020, 2/13/2020, 2/17/2020, 2/19/2020, 2/24/2020, 2/26/2020 Rainbow: ITEM #60025 BEST IF USED BY 1/13/2020, 1/28/2020, 2/13/2020, 2/17/2020 Sutherland: ITEM #60020-3 BEST IF USED BY 1/15/2020
Quantity: 6,854 various size pails

Why it was 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.

Recalling firm

Firm: Almark Foods, LLC
Notification channel: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address: 2118 Centennial Dr, N/A, Gainesville, Georgia 30504-5757

Distribution

Distribution pattern: 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.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2019-12-19
FDA classified: 2020-02-04
Posted by FDA: 2020-02-12
Terminated: 2021-09-17
Status: Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0603-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.