FDA Announces Highest Risk Level For Recall of 6 Million Eggs

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assigned the recall of more than 6 million eggs the highest level of risk: Class I.

Some of the recalled eggs, produced by the Black Sheep Egg Company of Arkansas, tested positive for seven strains of Salmonella, many of which can cause foodborne illness.

Class I status means there is a “reasonable probability” that consumption of the recalled eggs could result in “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

The FDA initially announced the egg recall on September 29 and has since updated it with the risk level and additional products.

The total list of affected Black Sheep Egg Company products includes:

• Large, free-range Grade A brown eggs
• Large AA quality free-range brown eggs
• AA Quality Free Range Medium Brown Eggs
• Large AA quality free-range white eggs
• AA quality free-range medium white eggs

For more information on recalled eggs, including product codes, sizing and expiration dates, see the FDA Enforcement Report.

The recalled eggs were distributed to retail and wholesale outlets in Arkansas and Missouri, as well as wholesalers and brokers in Mississippi, Texas, California and Indiana.

Check your refrigerator for recalled eggs. If you have any, throw them away or return them immediately.

The FDA recommends cleaning and disinfecting any surfaces or containers that eggs may have touched, as well as monitoring Salmonella symptoms including diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.

Contact a healthcare professional if you develop symptoms after eating the recalled eggs.