A Minnesota company is recalling 4,620 pounds of liquid egg products because they were mislabeled with an undeclared allergen.
MG Waldbaum Co. of Gaylord, Minn., doing business as Michael Foods Inc., is recalling approximately 4,620 pounds of Fair Meadow Foundations Whole Eggs with Citric Acid because the product contains milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Michael Foods, which produces food for restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other institutions, produced the 32-ounce cartons on June 11, 2024, and shipped them to restaurants and other institutions in Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina and Utah, FSIS said.
The food company discovered the problem when cartons of citric acid whole eggs were unaccounted for, and there was a corresponding additional quantity of Breakfast Blend scrambled egg cartons in the company’s inventory. The company notified FSIS when it discovered that a small production run of Breakfast Blend scrambled egg, which includes milk as an ingredient, was using the unaccounted for citric acid whole egg cartons.
Milk is one of the allergens that the Food and Drug Administration requires to be declared on product labels.
To date, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products, the FSIS said.
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32-ounce cartons of Fair Meadow Foundations Whole Eggs with Citric Acid with a use-by date of September 16, 2024 are being recalled because they contain milk, an allergen not listed on the carton. The cartons have the lot code 4162G and the establishment number “EST. G1455” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service is concerned that some products may be in refrigerators at restaurants and other establishments. These products should be thrown out or returned to the place of purchase and not served, the agency said.
Although no cases of illness have been reported, anyone concerned about illness or injury should contact a health care professional, the agency said.
Anyone with questions about the recall can contact Kristina Larsen, customer service manager at Michael Foods Inc. at 952-258-4903 or kristina.larsen@michaelfoods.com, the FSIS said.
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