1000’s of kilos of liquid egg substitutes offered beneath two in style model names have been recalled due to the potential danger of contamination with a cleansing resolution, federal security regulators stated.
Cargill Kitchen Options in Lake Odessa, Mich., recalled about 212,268 kilos of merchandise beneath its Egg Beaters and Bob Evans labels as a result of they could include a cleansing resolution with sodium hypochlorite, also called bleach, the Agriculture Division’s Meals Security and Inspection Service stated on March 28.
The merchandise had been shipped for distribution in Ohio and Texas and for meals service use in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois and Iowa.
“There’s a risk that the merchandise had been distributed nationwide,” the company stated.
Cargill Kitchen Options didn’t instantly reply to inquiries on Sunday however in a phone recording concerning the recall, the corporate stated it was voluntary.
“We now have issued this recall out of an abundance of warning as a result of among the product could include undeclared sodium hypochlorite,” the corporate stated.
The Meals Security and Inspection Service stated it had acquired a tip concerning the merchandise’ potential contamination with bleach, typically labeled sodium hypochlorite.
“After conducting an investigation and thorough evaluation of the contents of the cleansing resolution, FSIS scientists concluded that use of this product mustn’t trigger opposed well being penalties, or the chance is negligible, leading to a Class III recall,” the company stated.
The company additionally famous that the well being dangers for customers had been comparatively low and that there had been no stories of opposed reactions. “Anybody involved about an sickness ought to contact a well being care supplier,” the company stated.
It did warn prospects to not devour the possibly contaminated merchandise and to throw them away or return them to the shop the place they bought them.
The liquid egg merchandise had been produced on March 12 and 13, 2025, and carry the label G1804 on their cartons, the company stated.
The recall got here as customers wish to egg options due to rising costs and shortages at supermarkets nationwide. The recall additionally comes as different merchandise could have been contaminated with the hen flu amid outbreaks in poultry and cows throughout america.
Though egg costs have dropped just lately, the anxiousness about their price continues, and lots of customers have gotten inventive at discovering substitutes, comparable to liquid egg merchandise.
