UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 5, 2010
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-04892 | 64-0500378 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3320 Woodrow Wilson Avenue
Jackson, MS 39207
(Address of principal executive offices (zip code))
601-948-6813
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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On November 5, 2010, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by the Food & Drug Administration that one of the Company’s suppliers, Ohio Fresh Eggs, LLC, Croton, Ohio, had a routine environmental study sample which tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis (“SE”). Cal-Maine purchased approximately 24,000 dozen unprocessed eggs from Ohio Fresh which were processed and re-packaged by the Company’s Green Forest, Arkansas, facility between October 9 and 12, 2010, yet the Company was notified by the FDA on November 5, 2010. The eggs involved, which were not produced from Cal-Maine flocks, were distributed to food wholesalers and retailers in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. There have been no confirmed SE illnesses related to the purchase of eggs.
The Company issued a press release on November 5, 2010 initiating a voluntary egg recall. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
On November 9, 2010, the Company issued an additional press release to update the voluntary egg recall with the addition of 120 dozen shell eggs. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on November 5, 2010 |
| 99.2 | Press Release issued by the Company on November 9, 2010 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements for the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. | |
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| Date: November 10, 2010 | By: | /s/ Charles F. Collins | |
| | Charles F. Collins Vice President/Controller Principal Accounting Officer | |
