Explainer: Any tainted eggs in your fridge?
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At least a half-billion eggs from two Iowa farms have been recalled because of salmonella contamination. The Egg Safety Center, a site maintained by the United Egg Producers, has provided a list and description of the affected brands. Dates and codes can be found stamped on the end of the egg carton or printed on the case label.
How to tell the plant ID and Julian date (packing date) on a carton of eggs.The affected eggs were packed in cartons of different sizes, with various plant numbers and Julian dates (the Julian date is the number the industry uses to determine the packing day). If your egg carton has a combination of numbers that matches the affected plant number and Julian date, it is part of the largest egg recall in history. The tainted eggs were shipped from mid-May to mid-August.
Both the date and plant number must match for a batch to be affected by the outbreak. If you think you have purchased contaminated eggs, do not eat them, but return them to the store.
Visit the Egg Safety Center for more information on the recall.
Read on for a list of the brands affected by the outbreak. The list was updated on Aug. 26.
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Albertson
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1156
Date: 187 -
Alta Dena Dairy
15 dozen units
Plant ID: #1413
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1026
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1946
Date: 209 through 224 -
Bayview
5 dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1686
Date: 142 through 149
Additional information: UPC 7-17544-30172-1Plant ID: #1686K
Date: 195 through 196
Additional information: UPC 7-17544-30172-1 -
Becky
5 dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1292
Date: 139 through 161
Additional information: UPC 0-72279-00010-4Plant ID: #1091
Date: 139 through 161
Additional information: UPC 0-72279-00010-4 -
Boomsma's
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Cal Egg
5 dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1292
Date: 139 through 194
Additional information: UPC 0-72279-00110-1Plant ID: #1091
Julian date: 139 through 194
Additional information: UPC 0-72279-00110-1 -
Cardenas Market
Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 228 -
Challenge Dairy
15 dozen unit
Plant ID: #1413
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1026
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1946
Date: 209 through 224 -
Country Eggs
15 dozen bulk pack
Plant ID: #1026
Date: 216 through 221Plant ID: #1946
Date: 216 through 221 -
Driftwood Dairy
15 dozen unit
Plant ID: #1413
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1026
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1946
Date: 209 through 224 -
Dutch Farms
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225 -
E&M Ranch
foodservice, large loose packaging
Plant ID: #1156
Date: 187 -
Farm Fresh
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Farmer's Gems
Dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1156
Date: 187 -
Glenview
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Hidden Villa Ranch
15 dozen unit
Plant ID: #1413
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1026
Date: 209 through 224Plant ID: #1946
Date: 209 through 224 -
Hillandale Farms
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size extra largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1860
Date:: 099 through 230Plant ID: #1663
Date: 137 through 230 -
James Farms
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Kemps
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 2256-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Lucerne
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 2255 dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1292
Date: 139 through 210
Additional information: UPC 0-21130-03155-9 -
Lund
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size medium to jumboPlant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 2296-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Mi Pueblo
5 dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1292
Date: 139 through 161
Additional information: UPC 4-01660-00100-8Plant ID: #1091
Date: 139 through 161
Additional information: UPC 4-01660-00100-8 -
Mountain Dairy
5 dozen
Size mediumPlant ID: #1951
Date: 193 through 208
Additional information: UPC 0-11110-89969-96-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 2296-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1056
Date: 187 -
Nulaid
2.5 dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1292
Date: 139 through 161
Additional information: UPC 0-71230-02130-1Plant ID: #1091
Date: 139 through 161
Additional information: UPC 0-71230-02130-15 dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1292
Date: 139 through 210
Additional information: UPC 0-71230-02120-2Plant ID: #1091
Date: 167 through 174
Additional information: UPC 0-71230-02140-05 dozen
Size mediumPlant ID: #1091
Date: 167 through 174
Additional information: UPC 0-71230-02140-0Plant ID: #1951
Date: 195 through 210
Additional information: UPC 0-71230-02140-0 -
Pacific Coast
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Ralph's
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 2256-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Plant ID: #1720
Date: 136 through 229Plant ID: #1942
Date: 136 through 229 -
Shoreland
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size extra large and jumboPlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225 -
Sunny Farms
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases
Plant ID: #1860
Date: 099 through 230Plant ID: #1663
Date: 137 through 230 -
Sunny Meadow
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and 30-egg packages and 5-dozen cases
Plant ID: #1860
Date: 099 through 230Plant ID: #1663
Date: 137 through 230 -
Sunshine
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size extra largePlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225 -
Sun Valley
5 dozen
Size mediumPlant ID: #1951
Date: 195 through 209
Additional information: UPC 6-48065-11432-6 -
Trafficanda
6-egg, dozen, 18-egg cartons and loose eggs for institutional use and repackaging
Size medium to jumboPlant ID: #1413
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1026
Date: 136 through 225Plant ID: #1946
Date: 136 through 225 -
West Creek
15 and 30-dozen tray packs
Plant ID: #1860
Date: 099 through 230Plant ID: #1663
Date: 137 through 230 -
Wholesome Farms
15 and 30-dozen tray packs
Plant ID: #1860
Date: 099 through 230Plant ID: #1663
Date: 137 through 230 -
Yucaipa Valley
Dozen
Size largePlant ID: #1156
Date: 187Source: Egg Safety Center
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