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Prime Foods Salad Grade Hard Cooked Eggs Recall: Salmonella Risk

Prime Foods recalls salad grade hard cooked eggs sold in 20 lb. packaging due to Salmonella contamination. Consumers should avoid these products to prevent foodborne illness.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-2112-2016FoodPrime Foods ›
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Recalling firmPrime Foods, Inc. LLC885 American Way · Booneville, IN 47601
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What happened, in plain English

Prime Foods is recalling salad grade hard cooked eggs in 20-pound packaging because they tested positive for Salmonella. Eating these eggs could cause food poisoning, so it's important to avoid them if you have them. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/23743-prime-foods-salad-grade-hard-cooked-eggs-recall-salmonella-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/23743-prime-foods-salad-grade-hard-cooked-eggs-recall-salmonella-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-2112-2016

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“Prime Foods Salad Grade Hard Cooked Eggs Recall: Salmonella Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/23743-prime-foods-salad-grade-hard-cooked-eggs-recall-salmonella-risk. Based on FDA recall #F-2112-2016 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-2112-2016%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Salmonella is a bacteria that can cause food poisoning. When eggs are contaminated with this bacteria, eating them can lead to symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps.

Who’s affected

Anyone who purchased these eggs from stores or online. People who eat the eggs are at risk of food poisoning.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for eggs labeled 'Prime Foods / Kramer Farms - Salad Grade Hard Cooked Eggs' in 20 lb. modified atmospheric packaging. The lot code is 187-6 and the use-by date is September 3, 2016.

  • Brand
    Prime Foods
  • Product
    Prime Foods / Kramer Farms - Salad Grade Hard Cooked Eggs. Hard cooked eggs in 20 lb. modified atmospheric packaging
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Your Eggs

    Look for eggs with the lot code 187-6 and use-by date of September 3, 2016.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Indiana.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: yesINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “IN” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Indiana.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 5 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 25, 201612. FDA classified it Class I: Sep 9, 201623. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 21, 201634. FDA terminated the recall: Dec 14, 201642016
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class I
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. 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-2112-2016 (July 25, 2016) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-2112-2016 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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