The products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The following products, which may be associated with a Listeria monocytogenes foodborne illness investigation now underway, are being recalled:
| Product Name | Size | Product ID | Use By Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almark Foods Hard Cooked Broken Egg Whites | 20 LBS | 42020 | 12/19/2019, 1/23/2020, 1/24/2020 |
| Almark Hard-cooked Eggs | 20 LBS | 30020 | 1/29/2020, 2/10/2020, 2/24/2019, 2/14/2020 |
| Egggs Select Whole Hard Cooked Peeled Eggs | 23 LBS | 64023-05 | 1/27/2020 |
| Nic's Peeled Pearls 23lb Salad Grade Hard-Boiled Eggs | 23 LBS | 17394 | 1/20/2020, 2/3/2020, 2/4/2020, 2/24/2020 |
| Nic's Peeled Pearls, Nic's Salad Grade Hard-boiled Eggs | 20 LBS | 17395 | 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 Farms 20 LB Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs | 20 LBS | 60020 | 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 Farms 23 LB Hard Cooked Peeled Eggs | 23 LBS | 60023 | 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 Farms 23 LB Hard Cooked Peeled Eggs in Vinegar | 23 LBS | 60023V | 1/22/2020, 2/13/2020 |
| Rainbow Farms 25 LB Hard Cooked, Peeled Eggs | 25 LBS | 60025 | 1/13/2020, 1/28/2020, 2/13/2020, 2/17/2020 |
| Sutherland’s Food Service Inc., Premium Hard Cooked Peeled Select Whole Eggs | 20 LBS | 60020-3 | 1/15/2020 |
The recalled products, packaged in 20-, 23-, and 25-pound plastic pails and sold primarily to further processing plants of egg products and restaurant chain suppliers, were shipped to food service companies in Georgia, California, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Iowa, Missouri, Alabama, Florida and Arizona.
What to do
Customers who purchased the recalled products should destroy them.
Consumers with questions may contact Almark Foods at (877) 546-0454 Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (EST).