The FDA has upgraded a walnut recall to Class I, its most severe category, Newsweek reports. The new classification warns that consumption of the product could potentially cause “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
Indio, California-based Stutz Packing Company last month issued a voluntary recall of 1-pound packages of shelled walnuts, after routine sampling found Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause food poisoning. Stutz said just over 2,500 cases were distributed to food bank warehouses in Arizona and Texas.
The company said it has stopped production and distribution of the products and will continue to work with the FDA to investigate the contamination. Stutz added that no other walnut products are affected and no illnesses have been reported.
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