CLASS I Food recall · Reported 12 Feb 2020 · FDA Enforcement Report
Bulk Pail Product - Almark Foods Hard Cooked Eggs Peeled recalled
Almark Foods is recalling Bulk Pail Product - Almark Foods Hard Cooked Eggs Peeled Eggs Ingredients: Eggs, Water, distributed in 40 states. The recall was initiated on 19 Dec 2019 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.
Check your package
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
Recall details
- Recall number
- F-0603-2020
- FDA event ID
- 84543
- Recalling firm
- Almark Foods, Gainesville, GA
- Brand
- Bulk Pail
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 19 Dec 2019
- FDA classified
- 4 Feb 2020
- Reported
- 12 Feb 2020
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Listeria
- Product category
- Salad Kits
Timeline
| 19 Dec 2019 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 4 Feb 2020 | Classified by FDA | +47 days |
| 12 Feb 2020 | Published in enforcement report | +8 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
The firm was notified by FDA & CDC of a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic match between environmental samples from our facility and case patient samples associated with an illness outbreak.
Listeria monocytogenes can grow at refrigerator temperatures. Infection is most dangerous for pregnant women, newborns, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can appear up to 70 days after eating contaminated food.
Product as listed by the FDA
Bulk Pail Product - Almark Foods HARD COOKED EGGS Peeled Eggs INGREDIENTS: EGGS, WATER, CITRIC ACID sold under the following brand names: ALMARK EGGS 20 LB pail, Manufactured By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 30504 UPC 0 44984 30020 6; Egggs NET WT WHEN PACKED 23 LBS Distributed by: Carolina Egg Development Corporation 5645 Deans Street, Bailey, NC 27807 UPC o 29653 00599 6; Nic's Peeled Pearls 20 lb. Salad Grade Hard Boiled Eggs NET WT. WHEN PACKED 20 LBS UPC 1 00 39401 17395 9 & 23LBS UPC 1 00 39401 00011 8 Manufactured By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 30504; RAINBOW FARMS 20 LB UPC 0 44984 60020 7, 23 LB UPC 0 44984 60023 8, 25 LB UPC 0 44984 60025 2 Manufactured By: Almark Foods Gainesville, GA 30504 & SUTHERLAND'S FOOD SERVICE INC. NET WT. 20 LBS.
Where it was distributed
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY.
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Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
The firm was notified by FDA & CDC of a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic match between environmental samples from our facility and case patient samples associated with an illness outbreak.
Which lots are affected?
Almark: ITEM #30020 BEST IF USED BY 1/29/2020, 2/10/2020, 2/24/2019 & 2/14/2020. Egggs: ITEM #64023-05 BEST IF USED BY 1/27/2020 Nics: ITEM #17394 BEST IF USED BY 1/20/2020, 2/3/2020, 2/4/2020 & 2/24/2020 Nics: ITEM #17295 BEST IF USED BY 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: ITEM #60020 BEST IF USED BY 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: ITEM #60023 BEST IF USED BY 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: ITEM #60025 BEST IF USED BY 1/13/2020, 1/28/2020, 2/13/2020, 2/17/2020 Sutherland: ITEM #60020-3 BEST IF USED BY 1/15/2020
Where was it sold?
Product was shipped to the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY.
What should I do if I have it?
Do not eat it. Return it to the store for a refund or throw it away. If you have symptoms after eating it, contact a doctor.
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
28 other products · FDA event 84543This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Cage Free Hard-Cooked Eggs sold under the following products recalled.
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