With Thanksgiving fast approaching, millions of Americans are preparing to cook tons of food, but be careful, as food recalls are currently underway.
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With Thanksgiving fast approaching, millions of Americans are preparing to cook tons of food and trying new recipes, but be careful, as food recalls for contaminated products are currently underway.
Some of the recalled products include infant formula, ice cream, and even dietary supplements that are recalled either due to salmonella, botulism, or simply undeclared allergens.
The largest ongoing recall involves the ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula infant formula product, which has caused 31 cases of infant botulism in 15 states, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“We continue to urge parents and caregivers to immediately stop using BiHeart Formula,” the company said in an Instagram post.
With Thanksgiving just days away, here’s a look at the ongoing food recalls in the United States.
Leaf powder is linked to salmonella outbreaks
On November 13, the FDA expanded its recall of moringa leaf powder products related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak.
The complete recall includes all Member’s Mark “Super Green” nutritional supplement powder products and products sold under the Food To Live brand (Organic Moringa Leaf Powder and Organic Super Green Powder Mix, as well as 1-kilogram boxes of Organic Moringa Leaf Powder sold online by African Imports).
The recall was announced after authorities linked multiple salmonella infections to a single lot of organic moringa leaf powder from Valon Farm Direct PVT LTD, Jodhpur, India.
To date, 11 people have fallen ill due to the spread of infection, and three have been hospitalized.
Relationship between infant formula and infant botulism
ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula announced a voluntary recall on November 11th, affecting all batches of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula cans and Anywhere packs.
According to the FDA, the recalled products were sold online and at major retailers nationwide. To date, a total of 31 cases of infant botulism have been reported, and all infants have been hospitalized. All of the affected infants were between 16 and 200 days old, officials said.
No outbreak-related deaths have been reported.
Ice cream containing undeclared allergens
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream voluntarily recalled a lot of its Passion Fruit Dreamsicle ice cream bars on Nov. 18 because they may contain undeclared wheat and soy, the company said.
According to the notice, undeclared wheat and soy in the affected ice cream bars can cause “serious or life-threatening allergic reactions” if ingested by people with allergies or severe sensitivities to one or both of the allergens.
In a statement to USA TODAY, the company said the recall was done “out of an abundance of caution” and “no other Jeni products or flavors are affected.”
USA TODAY’s Julia Gomez contributed to this report.
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