Update: December 24, 2019 12:35 pm.
Since writing, Almark Foods has expanded its recall to include all products from its Georgia facility. The list of foods include:
| 7 Select | 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs w/salt/pepper |
| Almark Foods | Classic ProBox Mini |
| Almark Foods | Smokehouse PRoBox Mini |
| Almark Foods | Barbecue Probox Mini |
| Almark Foods | Classic ProBox |
| Almark Foods | Smokehouse ProBox |
| Almark Foods | Barbecue ProBox |
| Almark Foods | 12 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Hard-Cooked Eggs - 5# Bag |
| Almark Foods | 1 Count Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | 2 Count Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs - 5# Bag |
| Almark Foods | Cage Free 1 Count Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Organic 12 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Red Beet 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Cage Free 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs w/salt/pepper |
| Almark Foods | Cage Free 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Cage Free 6 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Cage Free 12 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs w/salt/pepper |
| Almark Foods | 6 count Hard-Cooked eggs |
| Almark Foods | Three 2 counts in Clamshell Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | Organic 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Almark Foods | 12 Count Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Best Choice | Three 2 counts in Clamshell Hard Cooked Eggs |
| CMI | 12 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| CMI | 12 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Dairy Fresh | Great Value 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Dairy Fresh | 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Deb-El | Deb-El 12 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Egglands Best | 6 Count Stand up Pouch Cage Free Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Egglands Best | Egglands Best Hard-Cooked Eggs - 5# Bag |
| Egglands Best | 1 count Egglands Best Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Egglands Best | Egglands Best Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs - 5# Bag |
| Egglands Best | 2 Count Egglands Best Eggs w/salt/pepper |
| Egglands Best | 12 Count Stand up Pouch Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Egglands Best | 10 Count Stand up Pouch Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Egglands Best | 6 Count Stand up Pouch Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Egglands Best | 2 Count Egglands Best Eggs |
| Egglands Best | 6 Count Stand up Pouch Organic Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Everyday Essentials | 6 Count Hard-Cooked eggs |
| Farmers Hen House | 6 Count Stand up Pouch Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Food Club | Food Club 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Fresh Thyme | Fresh Thyme 6 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Fresh Thyme | Fresh Thyme 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Giant Eagle | Giant Eagle 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Great Day | 2 Count Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Great Day | 6 Count Hard-Cooked eggs |
| Great Value | Great Value 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Inpsired Organics | 6 Count Stand up Pouch Organic Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Inpsired Organics | 2 Count Organic Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Kirkland Signature | 2 count Organic Hard-cooked Eggs |
| Kroger | Three Cage Free 2 counts in Clamshell Hard Cooked Eggs |
| LIDL | LIDL 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Lucerne | Lucerne 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Members Mark | Jack'd Protein Snack |
| Naturally Better | 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Nellie's | 2 Count Nellie's Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| O Organics | 2 Count Organic Hard-Cooked Eggs w/Salt/Pepper |
| O Organics | 6 Count Stand up Pouch Organic Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Peckish | Two 1 Counts boxed Hard Cooked Eggs—With Dip |
| Peckish | 1 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Pete & Gerry's | 6 Count Stand up Pouch Organic Hard Cooked Eggs |
| Pete & Gerry's | 2 Count Organic Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Rainbow Farms | Rainbow Diced Egg - 5# Bag |
| Rainbow Farms | 12 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Rainbow Farms | Rainbow Farms Hard-Cooked Eggs - 5# Bag |
| Rembrandt Foods | Rembrandt Diced Egg - 5# Bag |
| Rembrandt Foods | 12 Count Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| ShopRite | ShopRite 6 Count Stand-Up Pouch Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Simple Truth Organics | 6 Count Organic Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Sunshine | 2 Count Hard-Cooked Eggs w/salt/pepper |
| Vital Farms | Vital Farms Pature Raised Hard-Cooked Eggs - 5# Bag |
| Vital Farms | Three Boxed 2 Counts Pature Raised Hard-Cooked Eggs |
| Vital Farms | 2 Count Pasture Raised Hard-Cooked Eggs w/salt/pepper |
| Wild Harvest | 6 Count Organic Hard-Cooked Eggs |
The original article continues below:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning on Thursday, December 19 for Almark foods bulk hard-boiled eggs due to being contaminated with an outbreak of listeria. Already the deadly listeria outbreak has affected five states (Florida, Maine, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas). One state, Texas, has already reported a death due to the listeria infection.
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Hard-Boiled Eggs
The CDC is warning people across the U.S. to be wary of hard-boiled eggs, or products made from them, after linking a number of listeria infections to eggs sold by a Georgia company. https://t.co/Ndbxa3zo33 pic.twitter.com/y8do57skA3
— WebMD (@WebMD) December 19, 2019
According to the CDC, the fresh hard-boiled peeled eggs produced by Almark Foods of Gainesville, Georgia were packaged in plastic pails of various sizes for use by foodservice operators. While the products have not been recalled, the food products are currently on high-risk and should not be sold or served. This also includes Food processors and manufacturers, who should not use the eggs to prepare ready-to-eat foods such as egg salad or deviled eggs. Eggs prepared by Almark and directly sold or other brands of hard-boiled eggs are still safe to use.
What is Listeria?
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, Listeria monocytogenes is a pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria that can cause flu-like symptoms for weeks. Pregnant women, the very young, immune-compromised, and elderly are at higher risk when it comes to listeria contamination and should be wary of this food safety alert.
People infected may feel muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea as well as fever. More severe symptoms include headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. Symptoms may happen a few hours to a few days after eating the infected food.
Women who are pregnant are at high risk for serious complications with their pregnancy including premature delivery and stillbirth.
While the eggs have not been recalled, public health officials are urging people to be wary when purchasing ready-to-eat egg products that may have prepared with the eggs. Our take: grab a dozen raw eggs and hard boil them at home.
