CA company recalls 20 million eggs. Here are the local stores where they were sold
More than 20 million eggs have been recalled due to a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened people in seven states, including California.
It’s linked to a Merced County company.
August Egg Co. of Hilmar recalled a total of 1.7 million dozen cage-free and certified organic brown eggs “because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella,” the company wrote in a Friday, June 6, announcement shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The bacteria “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people,” as well as those with weakened immune systems,” said August Egg Co., a division of Gemperle Enterprises in Turlock.
Potentially tainted eggs were shipped to supermarkets across California, the company said.
Here’s what to know:
Which eggs have been recalled? Where were they sold?
Eggs affected by the recall were distributed to grocery stores in California and Nevada including Save Mart, FoodMaxx, Lucky, Smart & Final, Safeway, Raleys, Food 4 Less and Ralphs locations, according to the recall notice.
Those retailers got eggs with “sell by dates” from March 4 through June 4.
Eggs were also shipped to Walmart locations in California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Indiana and Illinois, August Egg Co. said.
The recall also involves eggs sent to Walmart stores in Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Wisconsin, according to the recall section of Walmart’s website.
The eggs that went to Walmart stores had “sell by” dates from March 4 through June 19.
Packaging for the recalled eggs will have plant code P-6562 or CA5330 with Julian Dates between 32 to 126.
How do I tell if I bought recalled eggs?
According to August Egg Co., the following brands were impacted by the egg recall:
▪ Marketside (a Walmart store brand): Organic Large Cage Free Brown Eggs in cartons of 12 and 18; Large Cage Free Brown Eggs in cartons of 12 and 18.
▪ First Street (a Smart & Final house brand): Cage Free Large Brown loose eggs.
▪ Clover: Organic Large Brown Eggs, one dozen.
▪ Nulaid: One dozen Medium Brown Cage Free, one dozen Jumbo Brown Cage Free.
▪ O Organics: Cage Free Large Brown, six eggs; and Large Brown, 12 and 18 eggs. Available at Safeway and other Albertson’s-owned stores.
▪ Raley’s (store brand): Large Cage Free Brown, 12 eggs: Organic Large Cage Free Brown, 12 and 18 eggs.
▪ Simple Truth: Cage Free Large Brown and Medium Brown 18 eggs. Available at Food 4 Less, Ralphs and other Kroger-owned chains.
▪ Sun Harvest: Organic Large Cage Free Brown Eggs in cartons of 12 and 18.
▪ Sunnyside: Organic Large Cage Free Brown Eggs in cartons of 12 and 18; and Large Cage Free Brown Eggs in cartons of 12 and 18.
What is salmonella? What are symptoms?
Considered a “leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States,” salmonella bacteria sicken about 1.35 million people across the nation every year, according to the federal Centers for Disease and Prevention.
You can get exposed to salmonella by eating contaminated food, drinking contaminated water or touching animals or their poop, the CDC said.
Common salmonella symptoms include diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. In some cases, salmonella infections can lead to hospitalization or death.
“You can help prevent infection by washing your hands, safely preparing and storing food, and being mindful while swimming, traveling and playing with animals,” the CDC said.
Who has gotten sick due to tainted eggs?
The multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to tainted eggs had sickened a total of 79 people as of Friday, according to the CDC.
That includes 63 California residents.
A total of 11 people fell ill in Arizona, Nevada and Washington state, the CDC said, while a total of five people got sick in Kentucky, Nebraska and New Jersey.
Of the people affected by the outbreak, 21 have been hospitalized.
What should I do now?
If you have any of the eggs affected by the recall, return them to the store for a refund or toss them in the trash.
“Consumers, restaurants, and retailers should not eat, sell or serve recalled brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs from August Egg Company,” the FDA said.
If you have any questions about the recalls, call August Farms toll-free at 800-710-2554.
This story was originally published June 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM.
