More than 10,000 Costco eggs produced at a New York farm are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella.
Potentially contaminated batches of Kirkland Signature organic pastured eggs were sold at 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee starting last Friday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Wednesday.
New York-based Handsome Brook Farms began a recall of 10,800 boxes after realizing it had mistakenly shipped eggs that were not intended for sale, according to the FDA.
So far, no one has reported feeling sick. However, the recall notice warns that Salmonella “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail and elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.”
Even healthy people “often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain,” the FDA says.
Shoppers are asked to check the carton for the Julian code 327 and expiry date of January 5, 2025 to confirm if they have purchased potentially contaminated eggs. There is.
Handsome Brook Farms is ensuring “additional supply chain management and retraining” is in place to prevent a similar incident from happening again, the statement said.
News of the contamination follows several recalls across the U.S., including one after a deadly carrot E. coli outbreak and another for ready-to-eat meat contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes that killed an infant. It was announced after.
