Wehah Farms, a firm based in Richvale, California, voluntarily recalled 4,600 containers of Lundberg Family Farms Sustainable Wild Blend Gourmet Rice on May 10.
Wehah Farms of California is subjected to a Class II food recall, meaning that eating the recalled rice bag can cause short-term or medically recoverable adverse health effects.
Each of the 4,600 cases contains six 1-pound poly bags, and the business claims that one of those bags may have included a foreign object that appears to be of rodent origin.
The bags, which retail for $5.99, include various rice varieties, including black, brown, red, and wild. The FDA is reporting a continuing recall.
Products having the lot code 231004 and an expiration date of October 4, 2024, are impacted. The states that received the rice bags were New Hampshire, Florida, Oregon, Wisconsin, Maine, and Florida. Eight consumers, one wholesaler, four distributors, and three stores got the recalled goods, per an FDA report.
It can take several weeks for a firm to start a recall and for the FDA to decide what kind of recall it is. The FDA did not designate the Wehah Farms rice recall as a Class II incident until July 17.
The government uses three categories to categorize food recalls. When the risk of severe health effects from using or being exposed to the recalled product is low, it is classified as Class III. Class II refers to a level of risk where the likelihood of experiencing severe adverse health effects “is remote,” according to the FDA.
When a product poses a serious adverse health consequence or death risk, it is subject to Class I food recalls, the most serious kind of food recall.
The FDA study does not explain how the rice bags became infected with rodents. According to a spokesperson for Lundberg Family Farms, an “abundance of caution” prompted the recall. The spokesperson informed the website Health that no illnesses have been reported from the consumption of the affected product.
Because it can make you or your family members sick, the Food and Drug Administration advises discarding any food that has been in contact with rodents. To get your money back, contact the store selling the recalled bags of rice from the California-based firm.
The recall does not impact any other Lundberg Family Farms rice products.
