Egg Recall Affects Safeway Shoppers, Not Other Danville Supermarkets

Some local shoppers may feel the impact of the recent nationwide egg recall that came in response to potential salmonella contamination in the products of two Iowa-based companies.

Hillandale Farms announced a voluntary recall of shell eggs on Friday, following Wright County Egg's expanded recall of 380 million eggs on Wednesday.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Lucerne—a brand of eggs carried in Safeway supermarkets—was one of the 13 brands involved in Wright County Egg's original recall last week.

Consumers are also advised to return eggs packaged under the brand names of Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps Pacific Coast and Country Eggs.

Chryl Schaller, part of Customer Service at the San Ramon Safeway on Bollinger Canyon Road, said eggs pertaining to the recall were taken off the shelves, and the store would give full refunds to any customers who brought back recalled eggs, with or without the receipt.

But customers who purchase eggs from other local supermarket chains reportedly need not worry about the recall.

Managers from Lunardi's, Draeger's, and Lucky Supermarket all said their stores do not carry any of the brands of recalled eggs.

No official from Trader Joe's was available for comment, but the company's website states that only Sunshine Extra Large Eggs sold in Southern California and Las Vegas, Nev. stores were affected by the recall.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website reports that an abnormal increase in salmonella cases began in May. The outbreaks were eventually traced back to the Wright County Eggs, resulting in the Aug. 13 recall of 228 million eggs which was later expanded.

A portion of eggs produced from May 16 to Aug. 17 by Wright County Egg have been recalled from stores in 16 states including California, where they were distributed within days of production, according to the California Department of Public Health.

Salmonella bacteria, the most common form of food poisoning, can be killed when eggs are thoroughly cooked. But health officials recommend that consumers throw out or return any eggs that are part of the recall.

According to the CDC, common symptoms of a salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps, and though most people recover within a week, the sickness can be dangerous for the elderly and young.

To see the full list of affected brands, along with the specified Julian dates and plant numbers of the recalled egg cartons produced by Wright County Egg, click here.

For the full list of affected brands, along with the specified Julian dates and plant numbers of the recalled egg cartons produced by Hillandale Farm, click here.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.