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Costco Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears Now Classified As Highest Risk Level, FDA Warns

The Food and Drug Administration has classified a recall of eggs sold at Costco caused by potential salmonella contamination as the highest risk level for infection.

The voluntary recall last month was of 10,800 cartons of Handsome Brook Farms eggs sold under the Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised label.

The FDA defines a Class I recall as there being "a reasonable probability" that a recalled product "will cause serious adverse health consequences or death."

No illnesses were reported as of the Nov. 27 recall initiation.

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What eggs were recalled?

Handsome Brook Farms issued a voluntary recall for Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised eggs due to a potential health risk.

The recall was initiated for 24-count packages of Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised with a UPC of 9661910680.

The recall announcement states that the recall is only for cartons marked with Julian code 327 and a use by date of Jan. 5, 2025.

"No other products are impacted by this recall," the announcement said.

Eggs with the Julian code 327 and use by date of Jan. 5, 2025, are being recalled.

Where were the recalled eggs sold?

The recall announcement states the recalled eggs were sold in 25 stores in the following states:

Costco customers who have the recalled eggs should return it to their store for a full refund or dispose of the product, the announcement said.

What is salmonella?

Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause people to experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. Symptoms can appear between six hours and six days of infection and will last for four to seven days, the CDC said.

Children younger than 5, the elderly and people who are immunosuppressed are more likely to have severe infections if they contract salmonella, the FDA said.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Costco eggs: Salmonella recall now classified as highest risk level

Tainted Cucumbers Linked To 100 Cases Of Salmonella In 23 States

An outbreak of salmonella linked to cucumbers has now been tied to 100 known cases of the illness across 23 states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News

An outbreak of salmonella linked to cucumbers has now been tied to 100 known cases of the illness across 23 states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported Thursday.

That's up from 68 cases reported in the FDA's last tally in early December.

Many of the illnesses are severe.

"Of the 90 people for whom information is available, 25 have been hospitalized," the FDA said in a statement. "No deaths have been reported."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first announced its investigation in late November.

"Epidemiologic and traceback information shows that cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. De C.V. In Sonora, Mexico, including recalled cucumbers from SunFed Produce LLC, may be contaminated with salmonella and may be making people sick," the CDC said in a statement posted Nov. 29.

In a company recall notice posted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website last Thursday, Sunfed Produce LLC said the affected cucumbers were sold between Oct. 12 and Nov. 26 in bulk cardboard boxes marked with the SunFed label or in generic white boxes or black plastic crates with stickers naming the grower.

"As soon as we learned of this issue, we immediately acted to protect consumers. We are working closely with authorities and the implicated ranch to determine the possible cause," Sunfed President Craig Slate said in the recall announcement. "We require all of our growers to strictly comply with the FDA food safety requirements."

The affected cucumbers were distributed in: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, Arizona-based Sunfed said.

They were also sold in parts of Canada, including the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

Consumers should check whether their cucumbers match those that were recalled and avoid consuming or distributing any suspicious produce, the company advised.

This is not the first time cucumbers have been recalled for potential salmonella contamination: Earlier this year, at least 551 people were likely sickened by salmonella and 155 were hospitalized in south Florida after eating tainted produce.

Every year, salmonella causes about 1.35 million infections in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While healthy people infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, the bacteria can cause far more serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.

In rare cases, salmonella infection can cause arterial infections (infected aneurysms), endocarditis (heart inflammation) and arthritis. Symptoms usually start six hours to six days after infection and can last four to seven days, the CDC says.

More information

The CDC has more on salmonella.

FDA Elevates Costco's Quarter-million Egg Recall To Its Highest Risk Level

Customers visit a Costco Wholesale store on December 15, 2023 in Miami, Florida. - Image: Joe Raedle / Staff (Getty Images)

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new warning about thousands of recalled eggs sold at Costco (COST) stores due to potential contamination with salmonella, a bacterium that can cause serious infections. The recall has been elevated to the FDA's highest risk level.

Just days before Christmas, the FDA upgraded the recall to Class I, which it defines as a situation where there is a reasonable likelihood that using or being exposed to the recalled product could result in severe health issues or even death.

The FDA said on Dec. 20. That eggs from an environment that tested positive for salmonella were shipped to retail stores.

New York-based Handsome Brook Farms initially issued a voluntary recall on Nov. 27 of over 10,000 cases of its Kirkland Signature — Costco's private label — organic, pasture-raised eggs.

"The recall was initiated after the company determined that eggs not intended for retail distribution were instead packaged and distributed in retail packaging," Handsome Brook Farms said in a statement on their website. "Additional supply chain controls and retraining are being put in place to prevent recurrence."

In total, 10,800, 24-count cases of eggs with the use by date of January 5, 2025 are being recalled. The eggs were distributed to 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee beginning on Nov. 22.

No illness have been publicly linked to the roughly quarter-million eggs being recalled at this time.

Health regulators are asking customers to dispose of any recalled eggs or to return them to their local Costco store for a full refund.

Salmonella is a bacteria that is normally found in the the intestines of people and animals, but certain types of salmonella can cause serious infections.

It is the leading cause of food-borne illness, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC). Salmonella causes an estimated 1.35 million illnesses, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 42o deaths every year in the United States.

Common symptoms of a salmonella infection include fever, diarrhea, and stomach cramps – most people can recover without treatment in about a week. However, children under 5 years old, adults over 65 years old, and people with weakened immune systems are more at risk of developing a severe illness from an infection and could require hospitalization.

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