More recalls due to Hard-boiled eggs potentially contaminated with Listeria

On December 23, 2019, Almark Foods expanded its voluntary recall to include all hard-boiled eggs manufactured at its Gainesville, Georgia facility. At this time, Almark Foods is no longer producing products from this facility. Companies who received recalled product from Almark Foods have initiated recalls of products containing these eggs. Additional companies and products may be added as the investigation continues.

Bakkavor Foods (Trader Joe’s Egg Salad and Potato Salad) (See previous news)

Diebergs Kitchen (Diebergs Market products) (See previous news)

Reichel Foods (Pro2Snax To The Max) recalled Pro2Snax To The Max Granny Apples /Hard-Boiled Egg/Cheddar/Cashew & Craisin and Pro2Snax To The Max Gala Apples/Hard-Boiled Egg/White Cheddar/Almond & Craisin. These items were distributed to retailers nationwide. Almark Foods may have supplied single serve prepackaged Hard Boiled Eggs contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Great American Deli of Ooltewah, Tennessee recalled Egg Salad Sandwich. Almark Foods initiated a recall and is an ingredient supplier to one of Great American Deli’s suppliers, Knott’s Fine Foods, that provides egg salad to Great American Deli. The affected product has been delivered to convenience stores, micro markets and vending machines in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.

 

Whole-genome sequencing of the Listeria monocytogenes found in environmental samples collected at the Almark processing facility during FDA inspections conducted in February 2019 and December 2019 are a genetic match to the outbreak strain. On December 23, 2019, Almark Foods expanded the initial recall to include all hard-boiled eggs produced at its Gainesville, Georgia facility. This outbreak strain was found during environmental sampling in 2017 of one other food facility. That facility is not currently handling food and ceased operation in 2018. @ https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-listeria-monocytogenes-linked-hard-boiled-eggs-december-2019?utm_campaign=Outbreak_Eggs_12262019&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua

 

 Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak in Hard-Boiled Eggs 2019
Listeria monocytogenes Outbreak in Hard-Boiled Eggs 2019

Almark Foods expands recall; restaurants and retailers should clean and sanitize surfaces to prevent cross-contamination

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