A Minnesota-based grocery store on Friday voluntarily recalled hundreds of containers of its dip due to potential mold growth contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The voluntary recall of Lunds & Byerlys Lone Star Dip affects about 500 containers distributed throughout the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. The impacted 12-ounce containers are labeled with best-by dates of October 15 and October 17.
No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall. Customers who recently purchased the dip can return it to any Lunds & Byerlys store for a full refund.
Newsweek reached out to Lunds & Byerlys for comment via email on Saturday.
Other recently recalled products have more serious potential repercussions, including a widely consumed children’s snack and alfalfa onion sprouts.
Earlier this week, the FDA declared the highest level of concern for Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Straws, which were found to contain undeclared milk, posing a significant risk to individuals with milk allergies.
The FDA has deemed the recall Class I, defined by the agency as: “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.”
Wisconsin-based Jack and the Green Sprouts pulled packages of alfalfa over fears that the product could have been contaminated by listeria. The 5-ounce packages were sold at grocery stores and local co-ops in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. No illnesses related to the recall have been reported to date.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), listeria infections often impact a person’s gut and can cause food poisoning symptoms, including diarrhea and vomiting. The bacteria is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illnesses in the United States, resulting in approximately 1,600 infections and 260 deaths annually.
Symptoms from a listeria infection typically take three to four weeks to present themselves, although signs of an infection can sometimes appear within the first week of exposure. Listeria infections can be especially serious for those who are pregnant, older than age 65 and for people with weakened immune systems, according to the CDC.
Since July, at least 10 people have died and dozens of others hospitalized in connection to a listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head liverwurst. The CDC last month said in an update on the outbreak that the “true number of sick people” is likely higher than what has been recorded, given that many can recover from listeria without medical care.
Boar’s Head has responded by indefinitely suspending its production of liverwurst and shutting down its Jarratt, Virginia, plant at the core of the outbreak. In an update on September 13, the company said that the outbreak is “a dark moment in our company’s history, but we intend to use this as an opportunity to enhance food safety programs not just for our company, but for the entire industry.”
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