Eggs in 9 states have been recalled as potentially infected with the deadly bacteria Salmonella, according to an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control recently. 79 people have gotten sick in 7 states so far, with 21 patients requiring hospitalization. The brown eggs were sold at many popular grocery chains in various package sizes as either cage-free or organic. Thankfully no deaths have been reported so far.
The eggs were sold through Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Smart & Final, Safeway, Raleys, Food 4 Less, Ralphs, and Walmart. The voluntary recall was issued June 6, 2025, from August Egg Company, based in Hillmar, California.
Up to 1.7 million eggs are suspect at this time, sold under various labels and brands. The list of potentially affected eggs is long so check the items below carefully to ensure that you don’t have any of these eggs in your fridge.
- Clover Organic Large Brown 12 eggs (UPC 070852010427)
- First Street Cage Free Large Brown Loose 1 case=150 eggs (UPC 041512039638)
- Nulaid Medium Brown Cage Free 12 eggs (UPC 071230021042)
- Nulaid Jumbo Brown Cage Free 12 eggs (UPC 071230021011)
- O Organics Cage Free Large Brown 6 eggs (UPC 079893401522)
- O Organics Large Brown 12 eggs (UPC 079893401508)
- O Organics Large Brown 18 eggs (UPC 079893401546)
- Marketside Organic Large Cage Free Brown 12 eggs (UPC 681131122771)
- Marketside Organic Large Cage Free Brown 18 eggs (UPC 681131122801)
- Marketside Large Cage Free Brown 12 eggs (UPC 681131122764)
- Marketside Large Cage Free Brown 18 eggs (UPC 681131122795)
- Raley’s Large Cage Free Brown 12 eggs (UPC 046567033310)
- Raley’s Large Cage Free Brown 18 eggs (UPC 046567040325)
- Raley’s Organic Large Cage Free Brown 12 eggs (UPC 046567028798)
- Raley’s Organic Large Cage Free Brown 18 eggs (UPC 046567040295)
- Simple Truth Medium Brown Cage Free 18 eggs (UPC 011110099327)
- Simple Truth Large Brown Cage Free 18 eggs (UPC 011110873743)
- Sun Harvest Organic Cage Free Large Brown 12 eggs (UPC 041512131950)
- Sun Harvest Organic Cage Free Large Brown 18 eggs (UPC 041512145162)
- Sunnyside Large Brown Cage Free 12 eggs (UPC 717544211747)
- Sunnyside Large Brown Cage Free 18 eggs (UPC717544211754)
- Sunnyside Organic Cage Free Large Brown 12 eggs (UPC 717544201441)
- Sunnyside Organic Cage Free Large Brown 18 eggs (UPC 717544211761)
- Loose Small Brown Cage Free-1 box= 6 flats (1 flat= 30 eggs)
- Loose Medium Brown Cage Free -1 box= 6 flats (1 flat= 30 eggs)
- Loose Medium Brown Organic -1 box= 6 flats (1 flat= 30 eggs)
- Loose Large Brown Organic-1 box= 6 flats (1 flat= 30 eggs)
- Loose Jumbo Brown Cage Free -1 box=5 flats (1 flat=20 eggs)
- Loose Jumbo Brown Organic -1 box=5 flats (1 flat=20 eggs)
The potentially affected eggs came from plant numbers 6562 or 5330 (noted with the names P-6562 or CA-5330). The eggs were sold from February 3, 2025, through May 15, 2025 at locations in AZ, CA, IL, IN, NE, NM, NV, WA, and WY. So far cases of infection have been reported linked to these specific eggs in 7 of the states: AZ, CA, KY, NE, NJ, NV, WA.
The recalled eggs have “sell by” dates ranging from March 4, 2025, to June 19, 2025.
Testing using Whole Genome Sequencing at August Egg Company facilities yielded 2 samples with a match with the strain of bacteria causing this particular outbreak, known medically as Salmonella enterditis.
Salmonella causes food poisoning symptoms 6 hours to 6 days after exposure and can lead to death in certain individuals like children, the immunocompromised, and the elderly. Symptoms of an infection from Salmonella can include vomiting, diarrhea, fever, cramps, headache, dehydration, and in some cases, long-term health complications.
In rare cases the bacteria can infect other parts of the body besides the GI tract, leading to other symptoms. However, many cases of hospitalization or death related to Salmonella involve severe dehydration.
To reduce the risk of illness if you have any eggs matching the descriptions above please throw them out or bring them back to the store where you purchased them for a refund. If you have decanted eggs from the stores listed above into other containers that no longer contain their plant and sell by date information then throw them out to be on the safe side as well.