A Georgia food company said Friday that it was recalling hard-boiled eggs that were sold in bulk and linked to a listeria outbreak that led to sicknesses in five states, including one death and four hospitalizations.

Gene Grabowski, a spokesman for Almark Foods, said the voluntary recall affected about 200,000 pounds of hard-boiled and peeled eggs that were sold in white plastic pails to restaurants and grocery stores for use in egg salad and other foods.

The eggs were not sold directly to consumers, he said.

Mr. Grabowski said the company had also stopped production of the eggs at its facility in Gainesville, Ga., while it searched for the root cause of the listeria. The company plans to sterilize the plant and reopen after the Food and Drug Administration is satisfied that the contamination has been eliminated, he said.

The process could take weeks, Mr. Grabowski said. Almark Foods has another plant in North Carolina, which remains in operation.