The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a slew of food-related recalls over the past week, and several of the items were given a Class I designation, meaning consuming them could have fatal consequences.
Newsweek reached out to the FDA by email for comment.
Why It Matters
Consuming recalled food products can result in serious health risks. Recalls can be issued for myriad reasons, including bacteria contamination and undeclared allergens.
What to Know
Since the week of January 15, the FDA has issued several food recalls with the most severe classification.
There are three classification levels for recalls, based on the product's risk. A Class I recall is the most severe and when consumption of the affected product could cause serious health problems or death.
Below is a list of the recalled products that have been given a Class I classification in the past week.
Cucumber recalls
Multiple different cucumber products have been recalled over concerns of potential salmonella contamination.
Recalled products include whole cucumbers, cucumber coins, vegetable trays with cucumbers, and other items. Affected companies include Dairyland Produce Cucumbers, sold in Texas; Snack Buddies cucumber coins, sold in California; the Kroger deli fresh vegetable tray sold in 4-pound and small sizes in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming; Boar's Head Hummus Veggie Platter sold in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming; First Quality Produce's diced cucumbers and cucumber spears sold in California; and Wholesale Produce Supply cucumbers sold in Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Canada.
Tzatziki sauce
Multiple tzatziki sauce products have also been recalled. Tzatziki is a Greek dip made from cucumbers, yogurt, garlic and fresh herbs.
Recalled products include the Grecian Delight Tzatziki sold in 3.75 pound tubs in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin; the Olympia Foods Grecian Dip Tzatziki sold in 4-pound tubs in all of the previously listed states, as well as Connecticut; the US Foods Chef's Line Greek Yogurt Tzatziki sold in 4-pound tubs in all of the previously listed states except for Connecticut, and Nick The Greek Spicy Yogurt Pail sold in 42-pound pails in all of the previously listed states except for Connecticut.
Cornbread
Baker's Source Traditional Cornbread Mix has been recalled in Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Florida and Virginia.
It was sold in 5-pound bags and 30-pound cases. Roughly 210,960 pounds of cornbread mix are affected by the recall. The product was recalled because of an undeclared egg allergen.
Mushrooms
Daily Veggies recalled its enoki mushrooms sold in 200-gram packages over concerns that the mushrooms could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The mushrooms were distributed in New York and Maryland.
Pizza
Pinsarella Roman Pizza, sold in 24-unit boxes, was recalled in California for undeclared allergens of wheat and soy. Sixty-six boxes total were affected.
What People Are Saying
The FDA in a webpage about Class I recalls: "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."
What Happens Next
Recalls can take months to remedy. They remain active until all products have been removed from sale.
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