(Getty\/iStock)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThere have been no reported illnesses so far.<\/p>\n
The recalled fish was sold at retail locations in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. It was sold in 18-pound wooden boxes with the container code Lot 1 PRC5073.<\/p>\n
However, the FDA noted that the product could have been repacked by retail store workers in \u201cdeli-style or other retail packaging.\u201d A specific list of the stores that received and potentially sold the herring can be found here. <\/p>\n
Consumers are urged not to eat the recalled herring. Instead, they should return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. <\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the only product that\u2019s been recalled due to a risk of botulinum. In April, Walker\u2019s Wine Juice recalled its pumpkin juice, sold in 12 states, because it may have contained the potentially fatal form of food poisoning. <\/p>\n
The recall was issued after the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors discovered the juice\u2019s pH was \u201ctoo high to be processed per Walker\u2019s \u2018hot fill\u2019 schedule process.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recall applied to all lots of Walker\u2019s Wine Juice\u2019s 2.5-gallon bag in a box and 5-gallon hot pack labeled \u201cpumpkin\u201d in addition to their 30-, 60-, and 275-gallon bulk containers also labeled \u201cpumpkin.\u201d<\/p>\n
The last two years have also seen an alarming and unexplained rise in recalls. In 2024, approximately 300 food recalls were issued, with those recalls being linked to nearly 1,400 illnesses, a Public Interest Research Group report revealed.<\/p>\n
Out of the 1,400 illnesses, 487 people became sick enough to require hospitalization, and 19 people died. While those numbers are still low when weighed against the entire U.S. population, they are also double the number of hospitalizations and deaths from food-borne illnesses in 2023. <\/p>\n
In May, cucumbers sold across the country were recalled after people in 15 states reported getting ill from salmonella. Florida-based Bedner Growers, Inc. recalled the vegetables distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Inc. from April 29 to May 19.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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