The Quaker Oats Firm has taken the precautionary step of increasing its product recall attributable to potential salmonella contamination.
This resolution, which comes after the preliminary recall in December, goals to make sure the protection of customers within the US and different international locations.
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Quaker Oats issues recall of granola products amid salmonella concerns
Extra merchandise below recall
The expanded recall, as communicated in a media launch by the corporate by its native distributor, Massy Distribution, now encompasses a wider vary of merchandise. Amongst them are:
1. Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cinnamon
2. Quaker Oatmeal Squares Brown Sugar
3. Cap’n Crunch OOPS! All Berries Cereal
Beforehand, the recall primarily targeted on granola bars and granola cereals, however the inclusion of those common cereal varieties underscores the seriousness of the state of affairs.
The Salmonella menace
Salmonella, a doubtlessly dangerous bacterium, poses important well being dangers, significantly to weak populations resembling younger youngsters, the aged, and people with weakened immune techniques. Whereas the signs of a Salmonella an infection can differ, they typically embrace:
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Stomach Ache
Salmonella infections within the US
In keeping with estimates offered by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), roughly 1.35 million circumstances of salmonella an infection happen yearly within the U.S., resulting in roughly 26,500 hospitalizations and 420 deaths.
