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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Clarifies Previous Statement on Nationwide Shell Egg Recall

Cal-Maine has voluntarily recalled specific Julian dates of shell eggs purchased on May 31, 2010, from Hillandale Farms of Iowa and re-packaged by Cal-Maine's Benton County, Arkansas, facility, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Potentially affected eggs that were received by Cal-Maine at this facility total approximately 24,000 dozen. The affected eggs were distributed to food wholesalers and retailers in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Cal-Maine's Benton County, Arkansas, facility received these eggs from Hillandale Farms of Iowa, which were then re-packaged into large loose 5, 15 and 30 dozen units. The following products were included in this recall.

Plant numbers and Julian dates can be found printed on the individual boxes. The Julian date follows the plant number, for example P1382-150.

None of the eggs were produced in Cal-Maine's facilities or operations, and the affected product has since passed stated expiration dates.

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, 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, endocarditis or arthritis.

Consumers who believe they may have purchased potentially affected shell eggs should not eat them but should return them to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. For further information and a complete listing of known brands, codes and dates involved please visit www.eggsafety.org. Questions and concerns may also be directed to Cal-Maine's corporate office at 1-866-276-6299 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CDT.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is primarily engaged in the production, grading, packing and sale of fresh shell eggs. The Company, which is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, currently is the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States and sells the majority of its shell eggs in approximately 29 states across the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
Fred Adams, Jr., Chairman and CEO, 601-948-6813
or
Timothy A. Dawson, Vice President and CFO, 601-948-6813