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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Trader Joe's, Gerber and Texas Pete among FDA recalls for April 2025. See full list
Keeping up with FDA announcements about food and drug recalls can feel like a full-time job. Here is what we know about what food and drugs were recalled in April. The FDA removed the following items from store shelves in April: Walker's Wine Juice LLC Pumpkin Juice: Recalled for potential Foodborne Illness - Botulism. Panaderia/Bakery Quesadilla de Queso bread: Recalled for undeclared milk. Tony's Chocolonely Inc. Dark Chocolate Almond Sea Salt Bar and Everything Bar: Recalled because the product may contain small stones. Supercan pig ear silvers: Recalled for potential Salmonella contamination. Texas Pete condiments: Contaminated products may contain Sriracha Sauce, which contains sulfites. Caraluzzi's Italian Style Seafood Burgers: Recalled for undeclared egg. Heinen's honey roasted peanuts: Recalled for undeclared cashews. Marketside celery sticks: Recalled for listeria contamination. Blue Ridge Beef Puppy Mix and Kitten Mix: Recalled for salmonella and listeria risk. May Flower International soybean paste: Recalled for undeclared wheat. Gerber Soothe N Chew teething sticks: Recalled and discontinued due to potential choking hazard. Hofood99 Inc Enoki Mushrooms: Recalled for potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. New England Village Snacks 19th Hole Snack Mix: Recalled for undeclared almonds. Mauna Loa Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamias: Recalled for undeclared almonds and cashews. Trader Joe's Sesame Miso Salad with Salmon: Recalled for undeclared milk allergen. It's good to be aware if you recently purchased a recalled product. There are steps to follow if you do have these products in your home. According to here is what you should do. Don't panic: The majority of food recalls are not directly linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness. Instead, many recalls are initiated due to the potential risk of contamination in the food product. In such cases, food manufacturers often issue a recall as a preventive measure to safeguard consumers. Don't eat the food or consume the drug: To ensure your safety, refrain from consuming any recalled food products. Always prioritize caution over convenience. Additionally, please refrain from donating the recalled food to food banks or providing it to your pets, as they are also susceptible to food poisoning. Don't open the food: To prevent foodborne illnesses, refrain from opening and inspecting food. Bacteria and viruses responsible for such illnesses are invisible, odorless, and tasteless. If you do handle the product, ensure you thoroughly cleanse your hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds afterward. Check the recall notice to find out what to do with the food: Upon a food product recall by a manufacturer, specific instructions are provided regarding the product's handling. These instructions generally entail one of the following actions: Return the product to the original store of purchase for a refund. Safely dispose of the product to prevent consumption by humans or animals, particularly if the product has been opened. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: FDA recall list for April 2025: Gerber teething sticks, Texas Pete
Newsweek
25-04-2025
- Health
- Newsweek
Juice Recall Update As FDA Issues Highest Risk Warning for 12 States
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. Juice recalled over potential harmful bacteria contamination has been issued a Class I risk warning by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Walker's Wine Juice LLC of Forestville, New York, recalled its pumpkin juice on March 28 due to possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause botulism, a serious illness that affects the nervous system. The product was distributed in 12 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Newsweek has contacted Walker's Wine Juice for comment. Walker's Wine Juice LLC recalled its pumpkin juice on March 28 due to possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Walker's Wine Juice LLC recalled its pumpkin juice on March 28 due to possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Andreas Franke/Sebastian Kahnert/DPA/AP Why It Matters Botulism, a potentially fatal form of food poisoning caused by Clostridium botulinum, can cause a wide range of symptoms including general weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. It can also cause difficulty in breathing, weakness of other muscles, abdominal distension and constipation. According to the FDA, around 10 outbreaks of foodborne botulism occur annually in the U.S. What To Know The affected products were packaged in 2.5- and 5-gallon boxes, along with 30-, 60- and 275-gallon bulk containers. All lots and codes of the product were included in the recall, and the FDA said that a total of 1,466 gallons of juice were affected. According to the FDA, the recall is still ongoing. As of April 1, no illnesses had been reported, Walker's Wine Juice said. The FDA issued its Class I risk classification on April 222, meaning it is a "situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death." The potential contamination was discovered after inspectors from New York's Department of Agriculture and Markets found that the pumpkin juice pH was too high for the "hot fill" process to be carried out effectively when being packaged. The FDA said that is was subsequently determined that "no adequate kill step was used to address the possibility of microbiological hazards." What People Are Saying The World Health Organization said on its website about botulism: "Foodborne botulism is a serious, potentially fatal disease. However, it is relatively rare. It is an intoxication usually caused by ingestion of potent neurotoxins, the botulinum toxins, formed in contaminated foods. Person to person transmission of botulism does not occur." The FDA wrote in a report on the bacteria: "A food may contain viable C. botulinum and still not be capable of causing botulism. If the organisms do not grow, no toxin is produced. Although many foods satisfy the nutritional requirements for the growth of C. botulinum, not all of them provide the necessary anaerobic conditions. Both nutritional and anaerobic requirements are supplied by many canned foods and by various meat and fish products. Refrigeration will not prevent growth and toxin formation by nonproteolytic strains unless the temperature is precisely controlled and kept below 3°C. Foods processed to prevent spoilage but not usually refrigerated are the most common vehicles of botulism." What Happens Next Walker's Wine Juice LLC has warned any consumers experiencing symptoms related to botulism to seek immediate medical attention.
