140,000 Cartons of Blue Diamond Almond Milk Recalled for Containing Actual Milk

Blue Diamond almond company has voluntarily recalled cartons of almond milk after realizing the product may contain trace amounts ofdairy milk, which is an allergen not listed on the label, theFood and Drug Administration has announced.

HP Hood LLC, Blue Diamond’s parent company, announced on their website the recall of 145,254 half-gallon cartons of refrigerated Vanilla Almond Breezealmond milkshipped to 28 states. According to the statement, products were shipped to and later recalled from retailers and wholesalers in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The FDA warns that people who have a severe sensitivity orallergy to milk“run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products,” but acknowledges the product is otherwise safe to consume if you don’t have a reaction to milk. So far, one person has reported anallergic reaction, but medical treatment or hospitalization was not required.

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source: people.com