Cal-Maine Foods Updates Egg Recall - Salmonella

[Missouriwatcher]

November 5, 2010 - Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) today was notified by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that one of the Company?s suppliers, Ohio Fresh Eggs, LLC, Croton, Ohio, had a routine environmental study sample which tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis (SE). Cal-Maine purchased approximately 24,000 dozen unprocessed eggs from Ohio Fresh which were processed and re-packaged by the Company?s Green Forest, Arkansas, facility between October 9 and 12, 2010, yet the Company was only notified today. The eggs involved, which were not produced from Cal-Maine flocks, were distributed to food wholesalers and retailers in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. There have been no confirmed SE illnesses related to the purchased eggs.

In cooperation with the FDA, Cal-Maine immediately notified its customers and recalled specific Julian dates of shell eggs because they have the potential to be contaminated with SE. The following packages were included in this recall.
Product Description / UPC/ Plant Number / Julian Date Sell By/Expiration Date
Sunny Meadow Jumbo / UPC Code - 6 0538871459 6 / 1457 / 282, 284 ... 11/07/10;11/09/10
Sunny Meadow Large / UPC Code ? 6 0538871457 2 / 1457 / 282 ... 11/07/10
Sunny Meadow Large 18 / UPC Code ? 6 0538871461 9
Sunny Meadow Extra Large / UPC Code ? 6 0538871458 9 / 1457 /284... 11/09/10
Sunny Meadow Extra Large 18 / UPC Code ? 8 1390500120 7 / 1457 / 282... 11/07/10
Sunny Meadow 5 Dozen / UPC Code ? 6 8113174355 6 / 1457 / 284... 11/09/10
Sunny Meadow 6 Pack / UPC Code - 6 0538871462 6 / 1457 / 284... 11/09/10
Springfield Grocer Medium Loose / 1457 / 282... 11/07/10
Springfield Grocer Extra Large Loose / 1457/ 284 ... 11/09/10
Springfield Grocer Large Loose / 1457 /284 ... 11/09/10
Sun Valley Large / UPC Code 0 3364300018 2 / 1457 /284 ... 11/24/10
James Farm Medium / UPC Code 0 9700901083 3 / 1457 / 285... 11/07/10

Plant numbers and Julian dates can be found printed on the individual cartons. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example P1457-282.

...Consumers who believe they may have purchased potentially affected shell eggs should not eat them but should return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. Questions and concerns may also be directed to Cal-Maine?s corporate office at 1-866-276-6299 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CDT.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is primarily engaged in the production, grading, packing and sale of fresh shell eggs. The Company, which is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, currently is the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States and sells the majority of its shell eggs in approximately 29 states across the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm232988.htm?s_cid=w_c_sms_cont_001

 

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: Cal-Maine Foods Updates Egg Recall - Salmonella

November 9, 2010 ? Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) today provided additional product information related to the voluntary egg recall announced on Friday, November 5, 2010. The following, which constitutes an additional 120 dozen shell eggs that have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis (SE), was added today to the products included in this recall.

Product Description Plant Number Julian Date Sell By / Expiration Date
Pippin Loose Medium / 1457 / 282 .... 11/07/10

Plant numbers and Julian dates can be found printed on the individual cartons. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example P1457-282.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm233273.htm