Introduction
Grocery stores across the country are pulling recalled items from their shelves due to potential health risks. Walmart and other major grocery stores are taking extra precautions to ensure the safety of their customers by removing recalled items from their shelves. This article from Eat This Not That will provide an overview of the recalled items and why they are being removed from store shelves. We will also discuss the potential health risks associated with consuming these recalled items and what consumers should do if they have purchased any of the recalled items.
Walmart and Other Grocery Stores Are Pulling These Recalled Items From Shelves
It’s important to stay up-to-date on food recalls, especially when it comes to items you may have in your pantry. Recently, Walmart and other grocery stores have been pulling certain recalled items from their shelves. Here’s what you need to know.
What Items Are Being Recalled?
The recalled items include:
- Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal
- Hy-Vee Spring Pasta Salad
- Hy-Vee Taco Salad
- Hy-Vee Summer Fresh Pasta Salad
- Hy-Vee Coleslaw
- Hy-Vee Broccoli Salad
- Hy-Vee Carrot Raisin Salad
- Hy-Vee Italian Pasta Salad
- Hy-Vee Macaroni Salad
- Hy-Vee Potato Salad
Why Are These Items Being Recalled?
The items are being recalled due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal is being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak that has affected 73 people in 31 states. The Hy-Vee items are being recalled due to a potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
What Should You Do?
If you have any of the recalled items in your pantry, you should throw them away immediately. You can also return them to the store for a full refund. It’s also important to practice safe food handling and cooking practices to reduce your risk of foodborne illness.
Eat This, Not That
When it comes to food safety, it’s important to stay informed and make smart choices. Be sure to check the labels of any food you buy and avoid any recalled items. If you’re looking for a healthy snack, opt for fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, and seeds instead of processed foods.
Grocery items can be recalled for a plethora of reasons—from undeclared allergens to potential contaminations from things like viruses, bacteria, or foreign material. Ultimately, the affected items are pulled from shelves because they could be dangerous for shoppers to consume.
Recently, a few recall announcements have been issued for items at grocery stores like Walmart, Kroger, and other major chains. These foods could wind up in your pantry, fridge, or even your family’s Easter baskets if you’re not paying attention, so here’s everything you need to know about currently recalled groceries before your next shopping trip. And next, don’t miss these 6 Things You’ll See at Costco This Year.
Over 230 Walmart stores across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Minnesota sold romaine lettuce that was just recalled because it may contain Cyclospora. This is a parasite known to cause a diarrheal disease. No illnesses have been reported as of yet.
The issue was discovered during routine surveillance sampling, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. Affected bags of lettuce are no longer being sold, but one of them could have ended up in your fridge. Coding on the bags says 22RHDM2L and has a “Harvest Date” of March 10. Should you have a bag, throw it away or return it to the place of purchase. Do not wash it and consume it, as even careful washing isn’t enough to get rid of Cyclospora.
Symptoms of cyclosporiasis include frequent, watery diarrhea, bouts of diarrhea alternating with bouts of constipation, loss of appetite and weight loss, bloating, flatulence and burping, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting, and more. They typically begin around 2-14 days after consumption of food contaminated with the bacteria.
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Over 161,000 pounds of the Reduced Fat Creamy, Chunky, and Creamy with Plant Protein Skippy Peanut Butters are no longer being sold because the jars may contain foreign material.
A recall notice posted by the company says that almost 10,000 cases were discovered to potentially contain fragments of stainless steel from a piece of manufacturing equipment. The cases were shipped to 18 states, including California, Connecticut, Deleware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massassuchetts, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.
Affected jars have “Best if Used By” dates of MAY0423 thought MAY1023. They also have a UPC code of 37600-10520, 37600-10667, 37600-10499, or 37600-88095. No illnesses or injuries have been reported. If you have a jar in your kitchen, do not consume it and either return it to the store where it was purchased or call the Skippy Foods Consumer Engagement line at 1-866-475-4779.
The Mayo Clinic says that symptoms of a milk allergy include “hives, wheezing, itching or tingling around the lips and mouth, coughing or shortness of breath, vomiting,” and, in rare cases, anaphylaxis. Those that have a milk allergy should avoid this Easter treat sold at Walmart because it does not list “skim milk powder” on the package.
Wilton Industries, the company that manufactured the product, issued the recall after a customer inquired about the missing label. The kit was sold to Walmart stores nationwide but has since been pulled from shelves.
Affected boxes have a lot code of 22005, 22006, or 22007 on the bottom.
A recall notice posted by the FDA says that fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and ready-to-eat dips recently sold in clear plastic containers at Wegmans may contain traces of Listeria.
The products were processed at the Fruit Fresh Up production facility in New York and sold in the state and surrounding ones. No illnesses have been reported, but customers who purchased any with a “Best if Used By” date between March 5 and March 23, 2022, should throw them away or return them to the place of purchase.
Two of the country’s largest retail chains both sold this recalled product in stores recently. The Great Value brand mix at Walmart and Kroger Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix may contain fragments of production equipment.
Pieces of a cable used to clear the processing line were discovered in some boxes after it was distributed to Kroger stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia and to Walmart stores across the country.
Boxes sold at Kroger have a “Best By” date of September 1, 2023 and those sold at Walmart have a date of either September 1, 2023 or September 2, 2023.
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