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A Maine food producer is recalling a limited number of its gluten-free doughnut mixes over concerns of wheat contamination, risking serious allergic reactions in consumers.
In an alert issued on Thursday, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine, voluntarily recalled two batches of Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Mix because of the potential presence of wheat, an undeclared allergen.
In the warning, the FDA said: "People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat [which contains gluten] may risk serious allergic reaction if they consume this product."
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The FDA said that the recall was initiated after a consumer reported having a reaction. Subsequent testing revealed that wheat was found in products distributed in packaging not revealing its presence due to a "process error."
The agency said that a limited quantity of the affected product had been distributed across the U.S. through the company's retail stores, online at stonewallkitchen.com, and through third-party wholesale customers including specialty grocers, departments stores and gourmet food shops.
The affected products under recall have an enjoy-by date of either September 3, 2025, or October 3, 2025. The dates can be found on the bottom of the product boxes.
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The FDA said that if consumers with an allergy or sensitivity to wheat or gluten are in possession of these products, they should stop consuming them and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
"Consumers who have an allergy to or a severe sensitivity to wheat or gluten run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the affected product from these two lots. One illness has been reported to date," the FDA said.
"There is no danger or risk of consuming the affected products from the two lots by consumers who do not have an allergy to or sensitivity to wheat or gluten, and those consumers may continue to safely enjoy the product."
In a separate incident this week, a range of cake slices were withdrawn over fears they contained an undeclared major allergen due to a packaging mix-up.
KALO Foods LLC, based in North Carolina, issued a recall of single slices of carrot cake after a mistake in the packaging process meant they were partially labeled as chocolate cake products. The error meant that the ingredients listed were incorrect and the presence of soy, a major allergen, in the cake slices was not noted.
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