Over 30 recalled products sold in popular stores across the Empire State are now classified by the FDA as having the highest risk factor because eating the candies can result in “death.”
In May, the Hudson Valley Post reported on the candy recall. The FDA has just updated the recall and assigned it the highest risk level.
Recall of White Candy products
The Palmer Candy Company of Sioux City, Iowa, is recalling its “White Coated Confectionary Items.”
According to the FDA, the recall includes more than 30 products sold at Walmart, Target and Dollar General in New York state.
Items sold at Target, Walmart and Dollar General recalled
The photos above and below show the complete recall list with all updated expiration dates.
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Reason for the recall:
According to the FDA, the items could be contaminated with salmonella.
Salmonella can “cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.”
Palmer Candy Company was notified by its liquid coating supplier that there was a potential for Salmonella contamination from an ingredient that may have been contaminated by one of its suppliers.
“In rare cases, Salmonella infection can cause the organism to enter the bloodstream and cause more serious illnesses, such as artery infections (e.g., infected aneurysms), endocarditis, and arthritis,” the FDA explains.
Recall due to Class I risk level
On Tuesday, the FDA classified the recall as a “Class I” recall, the highest risk level assigned by the FDA.
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“Class I – a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to a noncompliant product will result in serious health consequences or death,” the FDA statement said.
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