The Food and Drug Administration has raised the recall of more than 10,000 cartons of eggs sold at Costco to the highest alert level due to concerns that Salmonella contamination could “cause serious health harm or death.”
Late November, Costco announces recall of approximately 260,000 eggs Due to the possibility of Salmonella contamination, the product is sold under the Kirkland Signature brand at 25 stores nationwide.
The pasture-raised organic eggs were sourced from Handsome Brook Farm in New York State and distributed to Costco stores throughout the South, including Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The affected eggs will be sold at 25 Costco stores starting November 22, with a best-before date of January 5, 2025.
This recall applies to Kirkland Signature organic grass-fed 24-count eggs packaged in plastic cartons with UPC 9661910680 and Julian Code 327.
Anyone who purchased eggs is strongly encouraged to throw them away and contact their local Costco for a refund.
In its mildest form, salmonella can cause unpleasant symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
The FDA made the decision over the weekend to designate the recall as “Class 1,” the highest alert level possible.
Severe salmonella poisoning can affect vital organs such as the brain, heart, and spinal cord.
As of Monday, there had been no reports of salmonella poisoning related to the egg recall.
The Post has reached out to Costco for comment.
The egg recall from Costco made headlines for potentially serious food safety negligence.
Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo that makes potato chips, announced last week that it was voluntarily recalling 13-ounce bags of Lay's Classic potato chips because they may “contain undeclared milk.” poses a “risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction” to consumers.
Earlier this year, McDonald's suspended sales of its popular Quarter Pounder hamburger at thousands of stores in the western United States after an E. coli outbreak linked to onions used to make the sandwich caused one death. . Scores of other people in 14 states also became ill.
