Organic eggs sold at Costco recalled over salmonella fears

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More than 10,000 lots of Costco eggs from a New York farm are being recalled over fears they could be contaminated with salmonella.

The potentially contaminated lots of Kirkland Signature Organic Pature-raised eggs were sold at 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee as of last Friday, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Wednesday.

The recall of 10,800 cartons was initiated by New York-based Handsome Brook Farms when it realized that eggs not intended for sale were accidentally shipped out, the FDA said.

Some of the Kirkland Signature brand organic grass-fed 24-count eggs sold at several southern Costco stores have been recalled.

So far, no one has reported sick. Salmonella, however, “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems,” the recall notice warned.

Even healthy people “often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain,” notes the FDA.

Shoppers are asked to check their cartons for the Julian code 327 and a use-by date of January 5, 2025, to confirm whether they have purchased the potentially contaminated eggs.

The eggs were accidentally distributed and sold to 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee as of November 22, 2024. Bloomberg via Getty Images

Handsome Brook Farms is ensuring that “further supply chain checks and retraining” are put in place to prevent a similar incident from happening again, according to the statement.

Shoppers are encouraged to stop eating and return any contaminated cartons to Costco for a full refund. Reuters

News of the contamination comes after several recalls across the country, such as one recall following a deadly outbreak of carrot E.coli and another recall of ready-to-eat meat contaminated with listeria that left 1 infant dead.