FDA raises recall alert to highest level for Costco eggs over risk of serious illness or death due to salmonella

Federal food regulators raised alarm over recalled eggs sold in costco stores about possible exposure to salmonella, reclassifying the target product to its highest risk level.

The FDA had previously announced on Nov. 27 that about 10,800 retail units of organic, pasture-raised, 24-count eggs sold under Costco's Kirkland Signature brand were being recalled by New York-Handsome Brook Farms.

But then, in an updated notice issued Friday, the FDA reclassified the recall to Class I, what the agency calls a “reasonable likelihood that use or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” “.

The targeted egg cartons were sold at 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee as of Nov. 22.

The “organic pasture-raised” eggs, sold in sets of 24, have a universal product code (UPC) of 9661910680 with a best before date of January 5, 2025.

Customers who have these eggs should return them to Costco for a full refund, the FDA said.