FDA raises recall alert to highest level on Costco eggs over risk of serious illness or death

Food regulatory authorities sounded the alarm about recalled eggs sold from Costco stores over possible salmonella exposure, reclassifying the targeted product to their highest risk level.

The FDA had previously announced on 27 November that around 10,800 Retail units of organic, grass-fed, 24-count eggs sold under Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand were recalled by New York-Beautiful Brook Farms.

But then in an updated notice issued on Friday, FDA reclassified the recall to a Class Iseam calls the agency a “reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to an infringing product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

The targeted egg cartons were sold at 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee as of November 22.

The “Organic Pature Raised” eggs, sold in sets of 24, have a Universal Product Code (UPC) of 9661910680 with an expiration date of January 5, 2025.

Customers with these eggs should return them to Costco for a full refund, the FDA said.