Popular ice cream recalled due to salmonella contamination

Tropicale Foods has recalled thousands of packages of mini ice cream bars because they may be contaminated with salmonella, reports Newsweek.

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shared on March 30 statement Tropicale Foods on its website.

The company is recalling 5 units of Helados Mexico Mini Cream Variety Pack. Testing has found that mango bars may be contaminated with salmonella. In addition, in the USA called back food additives, because they were found to contain a deadly poison.

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The contaminated products were sold in retail outlets in 16 states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia. It was also sold in Washington, D.C. and throughout Europe.

Deadly danger

Salmonella, the FDA said, is “an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the frail or elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.”

At this time, there have been no reports of salmonella infections associated with the recalled products.

Salmonella infections cause fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and stomach cramps, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some patients' illnesses may be so severe that they require immediate hospitalization and, in rare cases, can be fatal.

The CDC estimates that there are approximately 1,35 million cases of salmonella infections in the United States each year, resulting in approximately 26 hospitalizations and 500 deaths.

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The company stopped distributing the product and began investigating the cause of the problem.

Tropicale Foods is asking customers of the recalled products to throw them away. Those with questions can contact the company at 909-563-3090 between 8 a.m. and 00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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