Some Kenz Henz customers left with questions after FDA notice shows out-of-state eggs

SANTA FE, Texas (KTRK) — Some Kenz Henz egg customers are demanding answers after the product they say they thought was coming from a local farm may have been coming from out-of-state.

Judi Hurwitt said she’s stocked her fridge with eggs from Kenz Henz for more than ten years.

“We loved it,” Hurwitt said. “It was a local business. A local farm no less where you could get a quality product.”

The Pearland Eats moderator said the local lust ended with an FDA recall this week. The agency said the company let them know about a potential Salmonella outbreak.

Not at its farm, but from eggs it said it got from Arkansas and distributed to Houston-area stores. Hurwitt was confused by the notice because Kenz Henz cartons and website said the eggs are pastured in Santa Fe. There’s no out-of-state connection mentioned.

“It says right here, Santa Fe, Texas,” Hurwitt said. “That they would come from Santa Fe, Texas. I believed it.”

The FDA said Kenz Henz notice is tied to the Black Sheep Egg Company, which had a recall last month with possible Salmonella concerns. The Black Sheep Egg Company said the updated recall released this week was tied to a buyer in Texas, who repackaged its eggs.

ABC13 reached out to the Black Sheep Egg Company and asked how long Kenz Henz has been a buyer. We didn’t receive a response.

Eyewitness News wanted to ask Kenz Henz about this and how much of the product comes from Arkansas, and also went to the farm in Santa Fe.

The owner had no comment. He’s quiet, but former Kenz Henz employee Matthew Currie spoke out on the company’s social media page.

He said he worked at Kenz Henz five years ago. During that time, Currie said they’d receive eggs from Arkansas.

“An 18-wheeler would come a couple of times a month,” Currie recalled. “We would unload them and then we would wash them and package them in Kenz Henz boxes.” After reading the FDA notice, Hurwitt wants to see the Kenz Henz owner be more transparent.

After all, he’s proud to showcase Santa Fe on its products, now she wants to know why he didn’t mention an out-of-state connection.

“You were worth sticking with through skyrocketing egg prices, but we aren’t worth transparency,” Hurwitt explained.

Kenz Henz’s website said it distributes to H-E-B and Kroger locations across the Houston area. Eyewitness News reached out to both.

ABC13 didn’t hear back from Kroger. An H-E-B spokesperson says all impacted eggs were pulled from store shelves.

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