Consumers are being warned to dump store-bought hard-boiled eggs.

Almark Foods is expanding its voluntary recall first announced Dec. 20, 2019, to include all hard-boiled eggs manufactured at the firm’s Gainesville, Georgia facility, including all retail, pillow pack, pouch pack, frozen diced, and protein kit products, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the eggs from Almark Foods of Gainesville, Ga., have made 7 people ill in 5 states including 4 who had to be hospitalized in South Carolina, Florida, Maine, Pennsylvania and Texas. 

So far none have been reported in Lexington County. 

One person in Texas died.  A newborn was infected while its mother was pregnant, but the baby survived. 

Due to this possible presence of Listeria, the CDC is warning against selling, serving or using the eggs to make other products.

The CDC says consumers will not be able to tell if egg salad and other products contain these eggs. Retailers and food service operators need to know who supplies their bulk hard-boiled eggs. 

This does not affect eggs you bought and hard-boiled at home. 

People who are at higher risk for Listeria infection, such as pregnant women, newborns, adults 65 and older and people with weakened immune systems, are urged to throw away any store-bought hard-boiled eggs or products containing hard-boiled eggs. 

Wash and sanitize any surfaces where they were stored, including in the refrigerator or freezer.

Consumers are also urged to ask restaurants if they know where their hard-boiled eggs come from. 

If the restaurant doesn’t know, don’t eat them.

The CDC says people on dialysis are 50 times more likely to get a Listeria infection. People with cancer and pregnant women are 10 times more likely and adults 65 and older are 4 times more likely.

The list of recalled egg products can be found at https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/almark-foods-expanded-recall-all-products-its-georgia-facility-due-possible-listeria-monocytogenes .