2 million baked goods are called back via the Listeria risk
About two million baked goods, including some donuts and coffee rolls that were sold at Dunkin ‘, were called back with regard to the potential contamination of the Listeria Monocytogenes bacteria, according to the federal government.
The manufacturers FGF Brands, which distributed baked goods in the USA and Canada, spent the voluntary recall due to the “contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes”, a report published on Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration.
The called back products include a mixture of chocolate, raspberry and Bavarian donuts. French crumbles; Éclairs; and coffee rolls. Some of the goods were sold in Dunkin and produced before December 13, 2024, the FDA said. The suspected source of contamination has not been identified.
The recall, which came into force on January 7, was upgraded to a class II on Wednesday, which is defined by the FDA as “a situation in which the use of or exposure to a violation product causes temporary or medically reversible adverse health Can consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is far away. “
The agency did not say what steps consumers should carry out in relation to the recall and did not say whether there were any illnesses related to the called back baked goods. FGF brands and Dunkin ‘did not answer inquiries immediately on Sunday.
According to the centers for the control and prevention of diseases, Listeria is the third most common cause of death due to food transmitted by food in the United States.
Listeria infections, which are bacteria that can contaminate food, are rare, but may cause serious illnesses.
Typical symptoms are fever and headache. Most people who take food contaminated with Listeria do not become sick, but pregnant women, older people, newborns and people with weakened immune systems can be seriously ill or die, according to CDC
Every year, an estimated 1,600 people are infected with Listeria in the United States, and about 260 people die from these infections, said the CDC.
The recent recall in connection with Listeria took place in December when Braga Fresh announced that it remembered a number of packages of packages sold in the Walmart store with broccolian broccoli flowers.
