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Fox News
13-05-2025
- Health
- Fox News
Yogurt products sold nationwide recalled due to undeclared almonds
A Pennsylvania company's yogurt parfait products have been recalled due to an undeclared allergen. The granola component in some of Knockro Inc.'s Bonya-branded low-fat yogurt parfaits "contains almonds, which were not listed on the label." That's according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds risk serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products," the FDA said in its recall announcement. The breakfast snacks were distributed to stores nationwide. They come in a 12-ounce, clear plastic cup with an expiration date of May 5, 2025, according to the FDA. Yogurt parfait flavors impacted by the recall include vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, peach, mango and blueberry. A recall was initiated "after it was discovered that the almond-containing product was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of almonds," the FDA said. "Subsequent investigation indicates the problem was caused by a temporary breakdown in the company's production and packaging processes," according to the announcement. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall. But anyone who purchased Bonya yogurt parfaits is asked to return them to the place of purchase for a refund.
Newsweek
13-05-2025
- Health
- Newsweek
Yogurt Recall Sparks Nationwide Warning
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Yogurt parfaits from Knockroe Inc. have sparked a nationwide recall over concerns of undeclared almonds. Newsweek reached out to the company via phone Monday evening for comment and left a voicemail. Why It Matters Numerous recalls have been initiated in 2025 due to the potential for the following: damaged products, foodborne illness, contamination and undeclared food allergens. Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or food allergies every year. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nine "major" food allergens in the U.S. are eggs, milk, fish, wheat, soybeans, Crustacean shellfish, sesame, tree nuts and peanuts. People with almond allergies or sensitivities who consume them could experience mild symptoms including swollen lips and hives to a potential life-threatening reaction including anaphylaxis, the FDA warns. What To Know According to the FDA in an alert on Monday, the company announced the recall of the "Bonya" brand yogurt due to undeclared almonds potentially being in the product, specifically the additional granola packaged with yogurt. The agency notes that the 12-ounce yogurts were distributed nationwide to retail stores and have an expiration date of May 5, 2025. Photos of the impacted products are posted by the FDA in the alert. No illnesses have been reported as of Monday, the agency adds. The recall was initiated after the product was discovered to not have a label revealing it contained almonds. The FDA alert says that following an investigation, it was discovered that there was a "temporary breakdown in the company's production and packaging processes." A Bonya brand strawberry low fat yogurt parfait can be seen amid a recall nationwide over concerns of undeclared almonds. (Photo from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) A Bonya brand strawberry low fat yogurt parfait can be seen amid a recall nationwide over concerns of undeclared almonds. (Photo from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) What People Are Saying The FDA on its website in March, in part: "People with food allergies should read labels and avoid the foods they are allergic to. The law requires that food labels identify the food source of all major food allergens used to make the food. This requirement is met if the common or usual name of an ingredient already identifies that allergen's food source name (for example, buttermilk)." The agency added, "The law also requires that the type of tree nut (for example, almonds, pecans, walnuts), and the species of fish (for example, bass, flounder, cod) and Crustacean shellfish (for example, crab, lobster, shrimp) to be declared. The allergen's food source must be declared at least once on the food label in one of two ways." What Happens Next Customers may return the yogurt at the original place of purchase for a refund. Those with additional concerns may reach out to Knockroe Inc. at 914-313-6905.
The Sun
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
EastEnders' Lacey Turner reveals future on BBC One soap after welcoming third child and filming 40th anniversary
EASTENDERS star Lacey Turner has revealed her future on the BBC One soap just a few months after welcoming her third child. The actress, who plays Stacey Slater on the BBC One soap, returned to work on in February for the special 40th anniversary live episode, just a few weeks after welcoming her third child, Gipsy Olive. 7 7 7 7 This was a temporary return to the show during her maternity leave. Lacey filmed emotional scenes alongside James Bye, as Martin Fowler died in Stacey's arms in the closing seconds of the final live episode, having been crushed under a falling steel beam in the Queen Vic pub after an explosion. Lacey, 37, has now opened up about her love for her job and how she will be back playing soap favourite Stacey. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Lacey said: "For now I'm really happy [being in EastEnders], and it works. I just sort of take each day as it comes." The soap star has teamed up with baby formula brand Bonya, to challenge the stigma surrounding infant formula use and frugality in the UK during the ongoing cost of living crisis. Lacey admitted that she won't be leaving EastEnders anytime soon especially as she spoke about job security and being frugal amid the cost of living crisis. "I think as any working person, you weigh up your options and I do what is best for us really," she continued. "That may change as they change, as they grow. If something doesn't work, then you change it. "I personally do my best and we do our best and that works. Lacey Turner reveals she 'hasn't stopped crying' since heartbreaking moment with James Bye after final EastEnders scene "All people are different and you've got to do what works best for you." "I really love my job, I will always do. "As you get older you get a bit braver and a bit bolder and I'm at an age now where I will do what is right for us." Lacey admitted the soap is a good place to work if you're a parent, she said: "I love my job and I wouldn't work if I didn't, it works for us. "I'm still a mum even when I'm at work, parenting it doesn't ever end, even when they're at school, you're thinking what they're going to have for dinner, what they've got to do when they get in, it's constant, it doesn't stop being a parent." The TV favourite admitted that there is still misconceptions around how much soap star's make - but in reality they still have financial struggles and also made economical cuts to her household. She told us: "Being a parent is expensive. "I remember even before I had Dusty, when I wasn't a parent, there's a list that's as long as your arm of things that you need to be a parent but really, how much of that do you really need, you probably don't. "I think it's the same with anybody, you can be an actress, a broker, a hairdresser or whatever it is - this is the problem with the world we live in today, everybody is so judgemental, everybody is quick to shame you. "I think that's what we need to try not to do, life is hard enough without making it harder, especially as parents, you don't know someone else's situation, you shouldn't judge. "You might think you know because the world we live in, your life is there for people to see, but unless you know someone how can you." Lacey also admitted that being a mother comes with its challenges - especially with the increase in social media and conflicting parenting advice as she insisted you don't need to buy your kids "designer clothes" to show how much you love them. She said: "The world today leads you to believe that the most expensive option is the best option, but that's not the case. "I want people to know that being frugal is nothing to be ashamed of, it's a skill. "We don't dress our children in designer clothes, it's perfectly okay to dress your children in high street clothes. "It's crazy in the world we're living that people are saving up to be parents. "Being a parent is one of the most amazing things that can happen that are lucky enough to be parents, it's natural thing for most people to want to be a parent, so why aren't we making it normal, easy and open and honest as possible." The actress, who is also mum to children, Dusty and Trilby with husband Matt Kay, discussed her biggest pressure as a mum as she revealed a sweet piece of advice her nan gave her about parenting. The telly star said: "You make decisions daily as a parent, it changes with age, the older they get there's different decisions to make. "You want what is best for them, you want them to have the best nutrients they can have, you want them to watch the programmes they are going to learn from and not a load of rubbish. "There's daily pressures. "I try and remind myself of the most, I talk about my nan a lot but my nan always used to say to me, she's very old school... she used to say 'as long as they have a full belly, clean clothes and they're loved, that's all that matters', as long as you're doing your best, then that's good enough. "Sometimes when life gets crazy and it does, the work for people never ends now, it used to end on a Friday, it doesn't. "The world moves at 100mph, as a nation we don't get that chance to stop, which we used to do. "Add being a parent into that, it's hard, it's so much harder than it should be - being a parent should be enjoyable and it should be made as simple and easy as possible and it shouldn't cost you a fortune." Bonya aims to reduce this stigma, reduce the pressure and the shame of the choices that you make as a parent. Lacey agreed that the increase in influencers content creators have put a strain on the everyday parent, as she insisted that good parenting shouldn't be measured on how much your spend. She continued: "They call it the formula fog - it's that overwhelming amount of information on products and marketing, that leaves you as a parent confused. "You could watch 10 different videos on Instagram on what you should be feeding your baby - that's the problem, we're so swamped and overwhelmed with the marketing, it leaves you going 'oh my goodness', it leaves you questioning if you're doing it right. "We should be supporting each other as a nation." Lacey said she has luckily not been the victim of mum-shamers, but said the only opinion that counts is her family and friends. The Walford icon said she's currently happy with her three kids as she admitted that she's not prepared for more just yet. "Children are unpredictable, they change daily, but we just sort of manage, we're a good team," Lacey said. "Whatever they do, I will be happy." "I do really enjoy being a mum, I love it, I've always wanted to be a mum - it comes with it's challenges, as it does with any mother or father. "It's a learning curve and you continue to learn which I enjoy. "You make decisions, you may not get it right all the time, you're learning from them and they're learning from you. "Their little personality traits are starting to come." Asking if she wants more kids, Lacey replied: "Not as it stands today." Lacey's character Stacey left fans in tears as she said an emotional goodbye to Martin in February. In heartbreaking scenes he proposed and planned the next 40 years of their lives before the paramedics told Stacey that he would likely not survive his injuries. Stacey couldn't bring herself to tell Martin what was happening, but he realised and then tragically died in her arms. 7 7
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE EastEnders star Lacey Turner reflects on cost of living struggles and parenting stigmas as she says: 'it doesn't matter what industry you're in, we're all the same'
Lacey Turner has opened up on cost of living struggles and parenting stigmas and said: 'it doesn't matter what industry you're in, we're all the same'. In a chat with MailOnline, the EastEnders actress, 37, who welcomed her third child in January, opened up on pressures faced by new parents as prices continue to rise. The star has joined forces with baby formula brand Bonya to challenge the stigma surrounding infant formula use and frugality in the UK during the ongoing cost of living crisis. Lacey, who has played Stacey Slater on the BBC soap since 2004, said: 'You do what you can. Ultimately if you strip everything back we're all the same, it doesn't matter what industry you're in. 'You could be a broker, you could be hairdresser, you could be a gardener - we're all facing the same struggles daily. 'Some people earn more money than others but everyone has different kinds of problems and ultimately underneath that is the judgement. You cannot judge people you don't know, you never know what another person is going through.' She admitted: 'I look at my shopping bill and think when did that go up? What would be a £70 shop suddenly becomes a £120 shop and you go oh my God, I'm not buying them again. 'Everybody is ultimately the same and it comes back to the judging thing and the pressure. People feel the need to have the best and buy the best and how much it actually costs and it shouldn't be like that.' According to the Daily Star and OK!, Lacey earns between £150,000 to £190,000 for her work on the soap as a fan-favourite, which falls in the same pay bracket as Gillian Taylforth who plays Kathy Beale. Her character is currently absent from Walford after the death of Martin Fowler while she's on maternity leave, despite returning briefly for the live episode. Reflecting on life as a mother of three after welcoming her baby daughter Gipsy Olive in January, Lacey gushed: 'I'm very lucky to have three lovely children and a great family.' Lacey is also mum to two older children, daughter Dusty Violet, five, and son Trilby Fox, three. She explained: 'I'm lucky to have Matt and we're a great team. I really love being a parent. It comes with challenges as it does for any parent but I love it, I love watching them grow and everyday is different. 'They're small and learning and making mistakes and changing, they need different things. You're constantly adapting and they're learning from you, it's a really lovely journey to be on. 'It does come with its challenges, there's daily decisions and they're always sitting in the back of your head. Are they reading enough, are they watching or eating too much rubbish? I want to do my best and whatever our best is in our house it works.' Lacey continued: 'I'm no different to any other parent. Every day you make decisions from when they're born, my eldest is five, so every day we make decisions about what they're doing, watching, eating, wearing and you want it to be the best ones. 'When they were smaller I have thought I need that because so and so said that's the best. We don't want Karen judging us on what we put in our baby's mouth or what pram or bike we have or whatever it is, it shouldn't be that way. We've got to get rid of that stigma.' Lacey opened up on what it's been like to become a mother of three, admitting that knowing what to do doesn't necessarily get easier as everything is 'always changing'. She recalled: 'Your first baby you know nothing and then your second baby you think okay I've got this, I know what I'm doing but actually everything changes, it's constantly moving. 'The market of baby and children just doesn't ever end. It changes so what you think you know and what you're confident with, that's suddenly not available, this is better, and you can't do this anymore you've got to do this. 'It's a constant battle of trying to keep up and trying to do the right thing and the best thing and it is crazy it's exhausting and can leave people with serious anxiety and guilt. Have I done the right thing? 'Is it the best they could have had? It shouldn't be like that, you shouldn't have to have the financial worry on top of being a parent.' Elaborating on the stigma for new parents around money, Lacey reflected: 'Over the past couple of years we've become really good at talking about things and getting rid of stigmas around mental health and baby loss and other things. 'This is exactly the same and we have to stop this stigma. It's hard enough being a parent without being judged about your choices and decisions. 'I feel strongly that the more we talk about this the more it opens up either people to talk about this and the stigma will just be reduced and hopefully disappear. 'When you become a parent there's so much information and dos and don'ts and must have this, don't have that. It's so overwhelming and leaves you in a place of thinking am I doing the right thing, am I even capable? 'This shouldn't be how you should feel as a parent. We should be filling parents with honesty and confidence and support.' Speaking about Bonya's campaign, the soap star explained why it's close to her heart. She revealed: 'I'm really proud to be a part of this campaign because I think it's really important and I think it's amazing what Bonya are doing. 'What they're trying to do is get rid of the stigma that is attached to parenting and needing people to believe that the best is the most expensive and actually that's not always the case. 'What they want to do is reduce the judgement, pressure and shame around it and I think thats really important. 'In this day and age where we live in a cost of living crisis and it's very hard to get the pounds and they seem to go very very quickly. I think it's important that we get the message across that being frugal is nothing to be ashamed of, in fact it's a skill in my opinion.' Lacey took centre stage in EastEnders' 40th-anniversary live special in February having giving birth to daughter Gipsy on January 17. Despite the quick return to work,she stunned viewers with an emotional performance as Stacey Slater, marking one of the most dramatic moments in the show's history. Having played the character of Stacey on the soap since 2004, apart from a short four-year break from 2010 to 2014, Lacey has been a much-beloved fixture on the soap for almost 20 years. She has had a wide range of emotional storylines, including her struggles with bipolar disorder, her murder of Archie Mitchell and an affair with her father-in-law.
