Den Dulk Poultry Farms Recalls Organic Eggs Due to Salmonella Risk

CONTACT: DEN DULK POULTRY FARMS (209) 599 &NDASH; 4269

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — MARCH 20, 2009 — DEN DULK POULTRY FARMS OF RIPON CA. IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING THEIR ORGANIC BROWN EGGS AS A PRECAUTION BECAUSE THE EGGS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA.&NBSP;

SALMONELLA IS AN ORGANISM, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND OTHERS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. HEALTHY PERSONS INFECTED WITH SALMONELLA OFTEN EXPERIENCE FEVER, DIARRHEA (WHICH MAY BE BLOODY), NAUSEA, VOMITING AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES, INFECTION WITH SALMONELLA CAN RESULT IN THE ORGANISM GETTING INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND PRODUCING MORE SEVERE ILLNESSES SUCH AS ARTERIAL INFECTIONS (I.E., INFECTED ANEURYSMS), ENDOCARDITIS AND ARTHRITIS.&NBSP;FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SALMONELLA, VISIT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION&RSQUO;S WEBSITE AT WWW.CDC.GOV.

THE RECALLED EGGS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO COSTCO AND SAFEWAY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AS FAR SOUTH AS FRESNO, AND IN WESTERN NEVADA.

COSTCO: THE EGGS ARE SOLD AT COSTCO AS KIRKLAND ORGANIC BROWN EGGS.&NBSP; THEY ARE PACKAGED IN 18 COUNT CARTONS. EXPIRATION DATES AND PLANT CODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE END OF THE CARTON AND ARE WRITTEN AS FOLLOWS:

APRIL 1 062&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;	APRIL 8 069&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;&NBSP;
35 P1776&NBSP;	35 P1776

SAFEWAY: THE EGGS ARE SOLD AT 71 SAFEWAY AND PACK N&RSQUO; SAVE STORES AS O ORGANIC GRADE A LARGE BROWN EGGS.&NBSP; THEY ARE PACKAGED IN ONE DOZEN (12 COUNT) CARTONS. EXPIRATION DATE AND PLANT CODE CAN BE FOUND ON THE END OF THE CARTON AND ARE WRITTEN AS FOLLOWS:

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NO KNOWN ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE IN CONNECTION WITH THESE EGGS.&NBSP; THE RECALL WAS INITIATED AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EGGS IN QUESTION TESTED POSITIVE FOR SALMONELLA DURING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION BY DEN DULK POULTRY FARMS.

DEN DULK POULTRY FARMS HAS INFORMED THE FDA OF ITS ACTIONS AND IS FULLY COOPERATING WITH THE AGENCY.

AT DEN DULK POULTRY FARMS, WE TAKE THE SAFETY OF CUSTOMERS AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR PRODUCTS VERY SERIOUSLY. CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED OR ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF THESE EGGS ARE URGED TO RETURN THEM TO COSTCO OR SAFEWAY FOR A FULL REFUND. CONSUMERS WITH QUESTIONS MAY CONTACT DEN DULK POULTRY FARMS (209) 599 &NDASH; 4269 OR THE SAFEWAY CONSUMER SERVICE CENTER AT 1 &NDASH; 877 &NDASH; SAFEWAY (723 &NDASH; 3929).&NBSP; HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. (PDT).