Dillons: Listeria outbreak in eggs affected local stores

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A listeria outbreak from a national food distributor caused local Dillons stores to take action on affected products.

The Centers for Disease Control released a warning Monday on hard-boiled and peeled eggs over listeria concerns. A Topeka Dillons store manager confirmed the recall affected eggs distributed from Almark Foods to stores in the area.

The chain received a notice to destroy all affected produce in local stores and took action immediately. The manager said all affected produce within local stores has been disposed of.

Almark Foods reported the recall applied to hard-boiled and peeled eggs from its Gainesville, Ga. facility. Listeria is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in children, the elderly and anyone with weakened immune systems.

The CDC reported seven cases across five states, and one person died from a listeria infection related to this recall.

The following products with corresponding expiration dates are recalled, according to Almark Foods:

The CDC asked anyone who purchased products matching the above chart to dispose of them immediately.