Liquid Egg Recall Issued Due to Possible Bleach Contamination

More than 200,000 Cargill liquid egg products may be contaminated with the active ingredient found in bleach cleaners.

Federal health officials are warning consumers and food service locations not to use certain liquid egg products, which may be contaminated with cleaning solution.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a Cargill Kitchen Solutions liquid egg recall on March 28, after receiving a tip about the products being potentially contaminated with a sodium hypochlorite cleaning solution.

Sodium hypochlorite is the active ingredient in bleach, which can have dangerous and potentially life-threatening side effects if ingested, even in small amounts. Risks include burns, vomiting, abdominal pain, internal bleeding, tissue damage, organ damage and possibly death.

While no adverse reactions have been confirmed from consuming the Cargill liquid eggs, officials warn that they may still be in consumers’ or food service providers’ refrigerators or freezers.

The recall affects approximately 212,268 pounds of the following liquid egg products:

• 32-oz. (2-lb.) carton labeled “egg beaters ORIGINAL LIQUID EGG SUBSTITUTE” with a use-by date of August 10, 2025
• 32-oz. (2-lb.) carton labeled “egg beaters CAGE-FREE ORIGINAL LIQUID EGG SUBSTITUTE” with a use-by date of August 9, 2025
• 32-oz. (2-lb.) carton labeled “egg beaters CAGE-FREE ORIGINAL FROZEN EGG SUBSTITUTE” and “egg beaters NO ENJAULADAS ORIGINAL SUSTITUTO DE HUEVO CONGELADO” with a use-by date of March 7, 2026
• 32-oz. (2-lb.) carton labeled “Bob Evans Better’n Eggs Made with Real Egg Whites” with a use-by date of August 10, 2025

The recalled products were produced on March 12 and 13, 2025, and bear the establishment number ‘G1804.’ They were shipped to distributor locations in Ohio and Texas and intended for food service use in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois and Iowa, with possible nationwide distribution.

After receiving the tip, FSIS conducted an investigation and analyzed the contents of the cleaning solution. Scientists concluded that using the product should not cause adverse health effects, or that the risk is negligible, leading to a Class III recall.

However, individuals who have purchased the recalled products are still being urged not to consume them, and food service locations are advised not to serve them. Instead, cartons should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase. 

Anyone concerned about illness after ingesting the affected products should contact a healthcare provider.

Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Chuck Miller from Cargill Kitchen Solutions at 1-844-419-1574 or media@cargill.com. Customers with food safety questions can contact the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-674-6854 or email MPHotline@usda.gov.

To report a problem with meat, poultry or egg products, the USDA online Electronic Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/.