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Monday, August 23, 2010

Tennessee Not Affected By Egg Recall

The Associated Press reports hundreds of people were sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to bad eggs last week in nine states, including Minnesota, California, Colorado, Arizona, Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

The Egg Safety Center hotline reports that, though Tennessee is not a state affected by the recall, there is a remote chance that eggs may have been distributed to the state. All egg consumers should look to verify if their brand of eggs is on the recall list and match the plant and Julian dates.

Hillandale Farms of Iowa, Inc. became the second large egg producer to issue a voluntary recall this month. They distribute eggs under several brand names: Hillandale Farms, Sunny Farms, and Sunny Meadow, Wholesome Farms, and West Creek. Hillandale Farms eggs are widely distributed across the country to many states, including Arkansas, California, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.

NuCal Foods of Ripon, California, which distributes eggs supplied by Hillandale Farms of Iowa, added larger cartons of Bayview, Becky, Cal Egg, Lucerne, Mi Pueblo and Nulaid eggs to the voluntary recall today. NuCal Foods distributes eggs to food wholesalers and retailers in California and Nevada.

How to Check Your Eggs

Affected eggs were packed into all types of containers including 6-egg, 12-egg, 18-egg and 30-egg cartons, as well as loose eggs that were for institutional use or repackaging into trays containing 5 dozen or more eggs.

To check your eggs, look for the production code printed on the end of the package. The production code reveals where and when your eggs were packed.

The production code typically begins with the letter "P" and is followed by a plant number and a three-digit date code. Some brands may display the numbers in a different order or not include the "P" before the plant number.

Look for plant numbers 1026, 1091, 1292, 1413, 1663, 1686, 1686K, 1720, 1860, 1942, 1946, or 1951.

Look for date codes between 099 and 230.

An example of a code you might see is P-1946 223, as shown in the photo. In this example, P-1946 is the plant number and 223 is the date code. In alternate formats, this code might appear as 1946 223 or 223 1946.

If your eggs have one of the plant numbers and day numbers listed above, check the Egg Safety Center's List of Affected Brands and Descriptions for more details on brands, packaging, egg size and specific date codes. The list is arranged alphabetically by brand name. Note that both the plant number and day number must be in the list in the entry for your brand. If both numbers are not together in the list, your eggs have not been recalled.

Brand names included in the recall: Albertson, Bayview, Becky, Boomsma's, Cal Egg, Country Eggs, Dutch Farms, Farm Fresh, Glenview, Hillandale Farms, James Farms, Kemps, Lucerne, Lund, Mi Pueblo, Mountain Dairy, Nulaid, Pacific Coast, Ralph’s, Shoreland, Sunny Farms, Sunny Meadow, Sunshine, Sun Valley, Trafficanda, West Creek, and Wholesome Farms.

If your eggs have been recalled, do not eat or cook them. Instead, return them to the store where you bought them and ask for a refund.

Many of the recalled eggs sold directly to consumers in Santa Clara County are Lucerne brand eggs sold by our local Safeway stores. The Lucerne eggs were produced at plant numbers 1026, 1413, and 1946 and have date codes between 136 and 225.

 

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