Deb-El Foods Dried Whole Eggs Deb El Food Products LLC 2 Papetti Plaza, Elizabeth, NJ 07206

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1608-2014) was formally reported on March 12, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on January 20, 2014. It is classified under Critical severity (Class I), with a current status of Terminated. Deb-El Food Products, LLC. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Elizabeth, NJ. Federal records indicate 165,684.70 lbs. units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Deb-El Food Products LLC is recalling dried whole eggs due to undeclared milk. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: IL, MA, NJ & NY; Canada, Mexico, Denmark, Costa Rica. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.