The weekend is finally here, and with that comes slower mornings and the chance to whip up a home-cooked breakfast. If you’ve got omelets, quiches, or scrambled eggs on the brain, there is something you should know before cracking open those eggs, though. A new alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that certain eggs found on the shelves of popular retailers could be contaminated with Salmonella.

Late Friday, the agency released information about the recall of 1,700,000 dozen brown cage free and brown certified organic eggs distributed to retailers in nine states. The recalling company, August Egg Company of Hilmar, CA, says the eggs were processed at their California plant before being sold.

The recall, which is being voluntarily initiated by the August Egg Company, went into effect because the eggs “have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”

A separate notice from the FDA, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and public health officials says they are “investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to eggs.” The link shows a total of 79 reported Salmonella infection cases in seven states, as of late Friday, with 21 hospitalizations. A provided map shows California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Nebraska, Kentucky, and New Jersey as the states with the Salmonella outbreak cases.

“Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that eggs distributed by August Egg Company may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis and may be making people sick,” states a June 6 investigation update.

The FDA’s recall notice also includes a statement from the August Egg Company, which reads in part: “It is important to know that when our processing plant identified this concern, we immediately began diverting all eggs from the plant to an egg-breaking facility, which pasteurizes the eggs and kills any pathogens.” The notice also says the company is not selling fresh shell eggs currently.

At least nine brand names appear to be involved in the recall, and the eggs were distributed in seemingly two groups. The first group was distributed between February 3 and May 15 to stores such as Save Mart, Lucky, Smart & Final, Safeway, Ralphs, Food 4 Less, and more retailers within California and Nevada. The Sell By dates range from March 4, 2025 to June 4, 2025.

The second distribution happened between February 3 and May 6, with those eggs going to Walmart locations in the following nine states: California, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nebraska, Indiana, and Illinois. The Sell By dates are from March 4, 2025 to June 19, 2025.

The recalled eggs, which are in either fiber or plastic cartons, “will have printed on the carton or package a plant code number P-6562 or CA5330 with the Julian Dates between 32 to 126,” states the FDA. The codes will be printed on one side of the carton, and the FDA’s report included photos to help consumers find the needed information.

A full list of the recalled egg item names, plant numbers, and carton UPCs is available at the above FDA recall link, along with several product photos.

If you have any eggs matching the provided plant codes provided by the FDA, return them to your original place of purchase for a full refund.

The August Egg Company says their internal food safety team is conducting their own “strigent” review to “identify what measures can be established to prevent this situation from recurring. We are committed to addressing this matter fully and to implementing all necessary corrective actions to ensure this does not happen again.”

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