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Potato Recall as FDA Determines Risk Amount
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has upgraded the risk rating of over 10,000 recalled potato products.
Veggies Made Excellent Early in May, Broccoli Cheddar Breakfast Potato Bakes were voluntarily recalled because they might have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. With this upgrade, the product is now classified as a Class II, which means that when used, it “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” per the FDA’s definition.
This classification, which states that the “probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote,” is the third most serious kind. The product was previously unclassified, however on Monday, June 3, this was changed. Newsweek sent an email outside of regular business hours to Veggies Made Great requesting a comment.
Two additional categories are available to the FDA for recalled goods. A product is subject to a Class I recall if there is a “reasonable probability” that using it or coming into contact with it could “cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” If a recalled product is thought to be unlikely to produce any “adverse health consequences” if consumed or used, a less serious Class III recall is implemented.
In total, 10,544 boxes of potato bakes with lot code 11724 and an expiration date of October 18, 2025 have been recalled. Retail establishments in the western states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada offered the products for sale.
It’s unclear how the product might have become infected with Listeria because the FDA doesn’t appear to have released a news release at the time of the recall. Additionally, it’s unclear if the product has been linked to any ailments. Newsweek emailed the FDA after regular business hours to get an explanation.
Listeria can cause serious, perhaps fatal illnesses in susceptible populations, such as children, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that pregnant women are 10 times more likely to contract the infection, which has also been related to an increased risk of miscarriage in these women.
How the product might have become contaminated with Listeria is unknown, as there does not seem to have been a press announcement from the FDA at the time of the recall. Furthermore, it is unclear whether any diseases linked to the product have been documented. Outside of regular business hours, Newsweek sent an email requesting an explanation to the FDA.
In susceptible populations, such as youngsters, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems, listeria has the potential to produce a serious, sometimes fatal infection. Additionally, pregnant women who are 10 times more likely to contract the infection have been related to an increased risk of miscarriage (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC).
A less severe infection may present with fever, sore muscles, exhaustion, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Additional symptoms like headache, stiff neck, dizziness, loss of balance, and convulsions may occur in more severe cases. Anyone should get in touch with their healthcare practitioner right away if they think they could be seriously unwell.
According to estimates from the CDC, 1,600 Americans contract listeria annually. As the third most common cause of foodborne illness-related deaths in the US, the disease claims the lives of about 260 affected individuals.
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