Walmart broccoli recall elevated to highest level by FDA over risk of ‘death’
Walmart broccoli recall elevated to highest level by FDA over risk of ‘death’
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The FDA notes that there haven’t been any reported illnesses linked to the recalled broccoli. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) raised the recall on Braga Fresh’s ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets to Class 1, which 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,” according to the organization.
The possible listeria contamination of Braga Fresh’s broccoli “was discovered during random sampling by Texas Health & Human Services from a Texas store location where one of multiple samples yielded a positive test result,” the FDA reported. The recalled product was sold in Walmart stores with the UPC code 6 81131 32884 5 on the back of the bag and the Lot Code: BFFG327A6 on the front of the bag.
It also has a best-if-used-by date of December 10, 2024. The FDA notes that while the product is no longer being sold in stores, consumers “may have frozen the item for later use.” Any consumers who have the product in their freezers should not eat it and discard it.
The 12-ounce bags of broccoli were sold at Walmart stores in 20 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
According to the FDA, there haven’t been any reported illnesses connected to the recalled broccoli. The agency also noted in its release that Listeria monocytogenes “can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.” Meanwhile, people with healthier immune systems may “suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.”.
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