Two million cases of donuts remembered over pollution risk

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More than two million donut products have been recalled nationwide due to a potential pollution with dangerous bacteria.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report Wednesday about 60 different baked goods from FGF, LLC, which was distributed in grocery stores throughout the US and Canada. Some of the recalled goodies range from cake donut rings, raspberry-filled donuts, French crullers, Bavarian-filled donuts, Dunkin ‘Donut’s products, including two of its munchkin flavor and more.

According to FDAA total of 2,0176,614 cases of the various baked goods have been recalled due to “the potential for contamination with listeria monocytogenes.”

As noticed by Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Listeria is a “bacteria that can contaminate many foods. Although symptoms may vary, a listeria infection” can cause invasive disease and bowel disease.

The voluntary recall from FGF, LLC affects all baked goods “Within the outlet produced 12/13/24 and earlier.”

This is also a revocation of Class II, which means that a “situation where the use of or exposure to a violation product can cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious negative health consequences is remote,” as classified by the FDA.

A complete list of all the recalled products can be found here.

The recalled donuts were sold in the US and Canada
The recalled donuts were sold in the US and Canada (Getty Images?

Last month, another product was recalled due to a Listeria risk: Braga Freshs ready to eat 12 OZ Market Broccoli flowers sold in Walmart stores in 20 states.

The possible listeria –

There have been a number of other nationwide food calls over the past month. On January 21, D. Coluccio & Sons announced that it remembered its 300-gram packages with “Colussi Cantuccini Chocolate Drops” because they can contain non-declared almonds. This is the risk of “serious or life -threatening allergic reactions” to consumers with wood nuts allergies per day. FDA.

The recall was initiated after it “discovered that the almond -containing product was distributed in packaging that did not reveal the presence of almonds.” A subsequent study indicated that this mistake was due to a “temporary collapse in the company’s production and packaging processes.”

Days later, bags with Lay’s classic potato chip received an increased recall status, making it a class 1 – the highest possible risk level for a recall. This type of recall is “a situation where there is a reasonable likelihood that the use or exposure to a violation product will cause serious negative health consequences or death,” as explained by the FDA.

The FDA first announced on December 18, 2024, that Frito-Lay issued a recall of a “limited number” of 13 oz bags with chips. These Lay’s classic potato chips were recalled because they “may contain non-declared milk”, which Frito-Lay learned “after being warned through a consumer contact.”