Costco Recalls Organic Eggs Due to Salmonella Contamination
Children under the age of 5 and older people face the highest risk of infection from the pathogen.
New York-based Handsome Brook Farms is pulling batches of eggs from the market following concerns the items could be contaminated with the salmonella bacteria.
The eggs are packaged in plastic cartons and come with UPC code 9661910680. Only units with a use-by date of Jan. 5, 2025, and Julian code of 327 are being withdrawn.
The eggs were sold in 25 Costco stores across five states—Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Salmonella can cause “serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain,” the company said.
“In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.”
Handsome Brook Farms initiated the recall after some eggs that were kept out of distribution were found to have entered the supply chain.
The recall notice asked customers who had bought the eggs to avoid consuming them. The eggs should either be disposed of or returned to the Costco store for a full refund, it said.
Handsome Brook Farms says it has taken measures to prevent such errors from occurring again. At present, no illnesses linked to the recalled eggs have been reported. Customers with queries can contact the company at 646-733-4532, ext. 1.
