A lot of time and energy goes into preparing Thanksgiving dinner, so it's important to avoid ruining your meal with potentially contaminated food.
Recently, several foods have been investigated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for possible disease outbreaks and contamination.
Here are three recalled foods you should know about ahead of the holiday season.
1. Organic carrots
The FDA announced a voluntary recall of organic carrots by Grimmway Farms in California pending an investigation into an E. coli outbreak.
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The recall includes multiple sizes and brands of bagged organic whole and baby carrots.
Organic Whole Carrots were available for retail purchase from August 14th to October 23rd, 2024 from the following brands: 365, Bunny Luv, Cal-Organic, Compliments, Full Circle, Good & Gather, GreenWise, Marketside, Nature's Promise, O Organics, President's Choice, Simple Truth, Trader Joe's, Wegmans, and Wholesome Pantry.
Grimway Farms has announced a voluntary recall of its carrot products (not pictured) due to possible E. coli contamination. (St. Petersburg)
The recalled organic baby carrots have a specific expiration date listed on the bag, from September 11, 2024 to November 12, 2024.
Baby carrot brands include 365, Bunny Luv, Cal-Organic, Compliments, Full Circle, Good & Gather, GreenWise, Grimmway Farms, Kroger, LIDL, Marketside, Nature's Promise, O Organics, President's Choice, Raley's, Simple Truth, Sprouts and more. , Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Wholesome Pantry.
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The organic whole carrot recall has been expanded to include a variety of bag sizes, including Bunny Luv 50-pound bags, Cal-Organic 15- and 50-pound bags, and Good & Gather 1-pound bags.
The FDA noted that while these products are likely “no longer available for sale over the counter,” they may still be in consumers' homes.
Other companies that used these products from Grimway Farms have issued their own recalls.
“Consumers should check their refrigerators and freezers and avoid eating recalled bagged organic whole or baby carrots,” the FDA warned. (St. Petersburg)
“Consumers should check their refrigerators and freezers and avoid eating recalled bagged organic whole or baby carrots,” the FDA wrote in the notice.
“If you have these products in your home, do not eat or use them; throw them away, and clean and disinfect surfaces they come into contact with,” the agency advised.
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“If you have purchased organic whole or baby carrots and have kept them without their original packaging, and you are not sure which brand they are, you should not eat them and throw them away.”
2. Ground beef
Wolverine Packing Company of Detroit, Michigan, has recalled ground meat products due to possible E. coli contamination.
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on November 20 that manufacturers recalled approximately 168,000 pounds of potentially contaminated ground meat.
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The “use by” date for raw ground meat products is November 14, 2024, and the manufacturing date for frozen products is October 22, 2024.
According to FSIS, the recalled ground beef products were shipped to restaurants across the United States. (St. Petersburg)
FSIS noted that these products were shipped to restaurants across the country and expressed concern that contaminated meat may still remain in refrigerators and freezers.
“Restaurants are requested not to serve these products,” the agency said in announcing the recall.
“These products should be discarded or returned to the place of purchase.”
3. Meat ready to eat
Yu Shang Food, Inc., Spartanburg, South Carolina, recalled approximately 73,000 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products due to possible listeria contamination.
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FSIS reissued this announcement on November 21, noting that all RTE products manufactured before October 28, 2024 and within their best-before dates are subject to the recall.
These products were shipped to retail stores nationwide and were also available for purchase online.
Certain ready-to-eat meat and poultry products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, health authorities have warned. (St. Petersburg)
The agency warned that these products may be in consumers' refrigerators and freezers and urged buyers not to consume them.
“These products must be disposed of or returned to the point of purchase,” FSIS instructed.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Yu Shang Foods, Grimmway Farms and Wolverine Packing Co. for comment.
