Good Earth Egg Company Recalls Chicken Eggs with Salmonella Oranienburg Risk
Good Earth Egg Company recalls chicken eggs packaged in 6-count, 10-count, 12-count, and 18-count styrofoam cartons or 15-dozen and 30-dozen cardboard boxes with sell-by dates before October 8, 2016, due to possible Salmonella Oranienburg contamination.
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Eggs may be contaminated with Salmonella Oranienburg
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What happened, in plain English
Good Earth Egg Company is recalling chicken eggs sold in specific packaging sizes with sell-by dates before October 8, 2016. These eggs may be contaminated with Salmonella Oranienburg, which can cause foodborne illness. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23079-good-earth-egg-company-recalls-chicken-eggs-with-salmonella-oranienburg.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23079-good-earth-egg-company-recalls-chicken-eggs-with-salmonella-oranienburg · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0578-2017
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“Good Earth Egg Company Recalls Chicken Eggs with Salmonella Oranienburg Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23079-good-earth-egg-company-recalls-chicken-eggs-with-salmonella-oranienburg. Based on FDA recall #F-0578-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0578-2017%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
Salmonella Oranienburg is a bacteria that can cause food poisoning. Contaminated eggs may lead to illness if eaten, but the risk is not immediate or severe under normal conditions.
Who’s affected
Eggs with sell-by dates before October 8, 2016 are affected. Consumers who purchased these specific packaging sizes are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for eggs packaged in 6-count, 10-count, 12-count, or 18-count styrofoam cartons or 15-dozen and 30-dozen cardboard boxes with a sell-by date prior to October 8, 2016.
- Brand
Good Earth Egg Company- Category
Food
What to do — step by step
Check Packaging Dates
Look for eggs with a sell-by date before October 8, 2016 in the specified packaging sizes.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 3 states.
FDA distribution: “Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Illinois, Kansas, Missouri.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3.4 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class I
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-0578-2017 (October 1, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0578-2017 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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