A Food and Drug Administration sign is seen outside its headquarters in White Oak, Md., on July 20, 2020. The FDA has announced a recall of hundreds of ready-to-eat food products.
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A Food and Drug Administration sign is seen outside its headquarters in White Oak, Md., on July 20, 2020. The FDA has announced a recall of hundreds of ready-to-eat food products.
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More than 400 food products – including instant sandwiches, salads, yogurt and food wrap – have been recalled due to possible listeria contamination, The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday.
The recall by Baltimore-based Fresh Ideation Food Group affects products sold between January 24 and January 30 in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. As of Friday, no illnesses have been reported, according to the company’s announcement.
“The recall was initiated after the company’s environmental samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes“, the announcement said.
These products are sold under dozens of different brands, but all of the recalled products say Fresh Creative Cuisine at the bottom of the label and have a “fresh out” or “sold out” date from May 31. 1 to 6 February.
If you purchased any of the affected products, you can find Thisyou should contact the company at 855-969-3338.
Consuming food contaminated with listeria can cause serious infections with symptoms including fever, headache, stiffness, nausea and diarrhea as well as miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women. Symptoms usually appear one to four weeks after eating food contaminated with listeria, but they can appear earlier or later. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the CDC, pregnant women, infants, adults over 65, and people with weakened immune systems are most susceptible to severe illness.
Ready-to-eat food products such as deli meats and cheeses are particularly susceptible to listeria and other bacteria contamination. If food is not kept at the right temperature during distribution and storage, is handled improperly, or is not cooked to the right temperature in the first place, bacteria can multiply — even when stored in the refrigerator.
Darin Detwiler, a professor of food policy at Northeastern University, said the added risk with ready-to-eat foods is that “people won’t take a killing step”, such as cooking, which will kill dangerous bacteria.
Detwiler says that social media has “played a big role in getting consumers to know more about food safety,” citing recent high-profile food safety issues with products. suggested and then warned against by influencers.
“Consumer demand is forcing companies to make some changes, and it’s forcing policymakers to support new policies” that keep our food supply safe, he said. than.
