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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classifed an earlier food recall from California-based Best Express Foods of two of its baked products as Class II, which means that the consumption of the recalled products might cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The voluntary recall was initiated by Best Express Foods, a company headquartered in Stockton, California, on June 18 and according to an FDA report is still ongoing. The recalled products include 1,419,075 units of Universal Bakery Organic Aussie Bites in 30-ounce packaging and 104,160 units of Universal Bakery Organic Sunrise Energy Bars in 30-ounce and 10-ounce packaging.
While both products are made with rolled oats and are branded as "gluten-free," the company reported the potential presence of an undeclared gluten product. The FDA report writes that "consumer advocacy group testing revealed results above 20 ppm [parts per million] for gluten."
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The products have been distributed in 13 states: California, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, Utah, Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, and Florida. Outside of the U.S., the products were also distributed in Canada.
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Newsweek contacted Best Express Foods for comment by email on Wednesday morning, outside of working hours.
The FDA classified the product recalls as Class II on Tuesday, July 23. The agency can label any food or drink recall as either Class III, which indicates that consumption or exposure to the recalled product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences; Class II, which indicates that the probability of suffering serious adverse health consequences "is remote"; or Class I, its most severe type—a recall with this classification indicates that the consumption or exposure to the affected product can cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."
People with gluten intolerance or celiac disease should avoid eating the recalled products as it could make them sick. Consuming products containing gluten can cause them to develop symptoms like hives, rash, nausea, stomach cramps and diarrhea. In the worst-case scenario possible, they can go into anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction.
In the long term, the consumption of gluten products can lead to people with celiac disease damaging their stomach lining, a condition with lifelong consequences.
The lots of Organic Aussie Bites that have been recalled are: BEF2 064 03 24; BEF2 066 03 24; BEF2 067 03 24; BEF2 068 03 24; BEF2 071 03 24; BEF2 072 03 24; BEF2 074 03 24; BEF2 078 03 24; BEF2 078 03 24; BEF2 081 03 24; BEF2 082 03 24; BEF2 085 03 24; BEF2 086 03 24; BEF2 089 03 24; BEF2 090 03 24; BEF2 092 04 24; BEF2 093 04 24; BEF2 094 04 24; BEF2 095 04 24; BEF2 096 04 24; BEF2 099 04 24; BEF2 100 04 24; BEF2 102 04 24; BEF2 106 04 24; BEF2 107 04 24; BEF2 108 04 24; BEF2 109 04 24; BEF2 115 04 24; BEF2 120 04 24; BEF2 120 04 24; BEF2 121 04 24; BEF2 122 04 24; BEF2 124 05 24; BEF2 127 05 24; BEF2 128 05 24; BEF2 130 05 24; BEF2 131 05 24; BEF2 131 05 24; BEF2 134 05 24; BEF2 137 05 24; BEF2 142 05 24; BEF2 143 05 24.
The lots of Organic Sunrise Energy Bars that have been recalled are: BEF2 065 03 24; BEF2 065 03 24; BEF2 072 03 24; BEF2 073 03 24; BEF2 075 03 24; BEF2 075 03 24; BEF2 075 03 24; BEF2 078 03 24; BEF2 086 03 24; BEF2 086 03 24; BEF2 086 03 24; BEF2 086 03 24; BEF2 086 03 24; BEF2 087 03 24; BEF2 094 04 24; BEF2 094 04 24; BEF2 094 04 24; BEF2 100 04 24; BEF2 100 04 24; BEF2 106 04 24; BEF2 110 04 24; BEF2 110 04 24; BEF2 117 04 24; BEF2 110 04 24 BEF2 117 04 24 BEF2 120 04 24; BEF2 123 05 24; BEF2 130 05 24; BEF2 130 05 24; BEF2 130 05 24; BEF2 135 05 24; BEF2 136 05 24; BEF2 136 05 24; BEF2 138 05 24.
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