On August 27, 2025, Country Eggs, LLC recalled large brown cage free eggs that may be contaminated with Salmonella.
The California Department of Education Nutrition Services Division strongly recommends that food program operators take precautions to ensure these products are not served or consumed and instead are disposed of or returned to the place of purchase per the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Please note that per the FDA these products are not U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foods items.
The following information is directly from the FDA:
Country Eggs, LLC of Lucerne Valley, CA is recalling our LARGE BROWN CAGE FREE SUNSHINE YOLKS because it has 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. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (ie. infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
The LARGE BROWN CAGE FREE SUNSHINE YOLKS were distributed in California and Nevada. Product was delivered to grocery stores and food service distributors.
For further information on this recall, please visit the FDA Safety Alert Web page
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Contact Information
Consumers or program operators with questions about the recall can contact Country Eggs, LLC by phone at 800-722-3447 or by email at INFO@countryeggsllc.com.
If you have any other questions regarding this subject, please contact Jeremy Partsch, Office Technician, by phone at 916-322-3005 or by email at jpartsch@cde.ca.gov.