Thousands of cartons of Vanilla Almond Breeze are under recall for containing undeclared milk. I don’t care what you think about vegans, nondairy milk, whatever…
This could kill people if word doesn’t get out fast enough.
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin
Please share this. Dairy allergies can be fatal and many people with them choose to drink almond milk.
recall is dated august 2, this is current. pass it along for your lactose intolerant friendos.
Recall is dated August 2, 2018, specifically – I note the year so this doesn’t accidentally get picked up and go around again in a year. The almond milk in question may be contaminated with dairy milk, which is not listed as an allergen on the packaging, and may therefore trigger dairy allergies. As of the date of the FDA release, there had been one report of an allergic reaction with no hospitalisations so far.
The recall only pertains to refrigerated Blue Diamond Vanilla Almond Breeze almond milk with a use-by date of September 2, 2018. Consumers of almond milk can dentify affected product via the following information stamped on it:
It will also have a Universal Product Code (UPC barcode) of 41570 05621 printed on the side panel with the nutritional information. The FDA also has provided example images of this information to help consumers identify affected product:
Product can be returned for a full refund or exchange at the retail location it was purchased from, or visit Blue Diamond’s web-site to complete a form. The FDA also notes that any consumers with questions for Blue Diamond may contact them at 1-800-400-1522, which is distinct phone number provided by the FDA that is not simply the company’s general inquiries phone number, suggesting that it is either a number specific to questions regarding this particular recall or a number specific to a given department within Blue Diamond that is familiar with the situation.
