The Food and Drug Administration has raised a warning on recalled eggs sold at Costco stores to its highest risk level over possible salmonella exposure.

The FDA announced Nov. 27 that about 10,800 retail units of organic, pasture-raised, 24-count eggs, sold under Costco’s Kirkland Signature brand were being recalled by New York-Handsome Brook Farms, NBC News reported Tuesday.

“The recall was initiated after the company determined that eggs not intended for retail distribution were instead packaged and distributed in retail packaging,” Handsome Brook Farms said Nov. 27 in a news release. “Additional supply chain controls and retraining are being put in place to prevent recurrence.”

Read more at Newsmax© 2024 Newsmax. All rights reserved.