12,000 cartons of chicken broth sold at Walmart pulled from shelves in latest food recall
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The retailer says the recalled product was sold at 242 Walmart stores in nine different states. More than 2,000 cases of chicken broth sold at Walmart have been recalled due to potential packing issues. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 2,023 cases of Great Value, Chicken Broth, sold in 48-ounce containers at Walmart, have been recalled. Each case includes six units of the product, meaning 12,138 cartons of broth were recalled.
The cases have the Best if Used by date of March 24, 2026, with the Lot code: 98F09234 c. The Retail Unit UPC is 007874206684 d, and the Case UPC is 078742066844. According to the FDA’s announcement, the recalled product was sold at stores in Alabama and Arkansas. A representative for Walmart told The Independent on Monday (January 13) that more than 242 stores in the U.S. sold the chicken broth.
Along with Alabama and Arkansas, the product was sold in Walmart stores in seven other states: Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Walmart urges customers to discard this product and request a refund. “The health and safety of our customers is always a top priority. As soon as we were made aware of the issue, we took action to remove all impacted product from the select, impacted stores,” the retailer said in a statement. “We are continuing to work with the supplier to investigate.”.
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