Organic eggs sold at Costco recalled due to salmonella fears

More than 10,000 batches of Costco eggs from a New York farm are being recalled over fears of salmonella contamination.

The potentially contaminated batches of Kirkland Signature Organic Pastured Eggs were sold at 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee starting Friday last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Wednesday.

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

So far no one has reported any illness. However, salmonella “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, 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,” the FDA notes.

Buyers are being asked to check their cartons for Julian code 327 and a best-before date of January 5, 2025 to confirm whether they purchased the potentially contaminated eggs.

According to the statement, Handsome Brook Farms is ensuring “additional supply chain controls and retraining” are implemented to prevent a similar incident from occurring again.

The news of the contamination comes after several recalls across the country, such as a recall following a fatal E. coli outbreak in carrots and another recall of ready-to-eat meat contaminated with listeria that resulted in the death of an infant.