- Over 1 million cartons of eggs from nine different brands are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak.
- An investigation of the outbreak is ongoing by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- Here, find a list of impacted products.
August Egg Company’s brown cage-free and certified organic eggs are being recalled throughout the country amid a salmonella outbreak. At the time of publication, over a million cartons of eggs have been impacted; the investigation remains ongoing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
According to tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 79 people across seven states have been infected with the bacteria, with illness periods ranging from February 24 to May 17. Egg exposure or exposure to an egg-containing dish was linked to 27 cases, and 21 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
The company, located in California, was identified as the common supplier among the infections, and samples confirmed the strain of Salmonella diagnosed in the people who fell ill. If you are concerned that you may have an impacted product, do not eat it. Keep reading for more specific recall details and how to protect yourself.
Egg Recall Details
Brands affected include:
- Clover
- First Street
- Nulaid
- O Organics
- Marketside
- Raleys
- Simple Truth
- Sun Harvest
- Sunnyside
One lot was distributed to stores between February 3, 2025 and May 15, 2025 in California and Nevada with sell-by dates from March 4, 2025 to June 4, 2025. Retailers that would have sold them include Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Smart & Final, Safeway, Raley's, Food 4 Less, and Ralphs.
Another recalled lot was distributed between February 3, 2025 and May 6, 2025 to Walmart stores in California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Indiana, and Illinois. The cartons’ sell-by dates range from March 4, 2025, to June 19, 2025.
The affected cartons are made of either fiber or plastic and feature either the plant code P-6562 or CA5330 with the Julian Dates between 32 to 126 printed on them. Find a comprehensive list of the impacted cartons, including egg counts, in the FDA’s official statement, which also includes pictures of where to find this identification information on the packaging.
About Salmonella
Salmonella are a bacteria that typically live in animal and human intestines and most often infect people via contaminated water or food, such as undercooked meat or unpasteurized milk. According to the Mayo Clinic, some infected chickens produce eggs that contain salmonella before their shell is formed.
Illness usually occurs within 12 to 72 hours after eating food that is contaminated with Salmonella, and symptoms include (sometimes bloody) diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and abdominal cramps. Children younger than five, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems are more likely to have severe infections.
What To Do With Recalled Product
The FDA advises consumers who may have contaminated eggs to throw them away or return them to their place of purchase for a refund. It’s also important to carefully clean and sanitize any surfaces or containers that the impacted products may have touched and wash hands, utensils, and surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after handling raw eggs and raw egg-containing foods to prevent potential spread.
“August Egg Company’s internal food safety team also is conducting its own stringent review to identify what measures can be established to prevent this situation from recurring,” the company said in a statement. “We are committed to addressing this matter fully and to implementing all necessary corrective actions to ensure this does not happen again.”
August Egg Company is no longer selling fresh shell eggs at the moment, and is diverting them to an egg-breaking plant to be pasteurized and cleaned of foodborne pathogens. If you have questions regarding the recall, you can contact the company at 1-800-710-2554 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST.
Kayla Blanton is a freelance writer-editor who covers health, nutrition, and lifestyle topics for various publications including Prevention, Everyday Health, SELF, People, and more. She’s always open to conversations about fueling up with flavorful dishes, busting beauty standards, and finding new, gentle ways to care for our bodies. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio University with specializations in women, gender, and sexuality studies and public health, and is a born-and-raised midwesterner living in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and two spoiled kitties.
