If you bought this meat from Whole Foods, throw it out
- Recalls related to product packaging are almost always issued due to ingredients being present in the food that isn't listed on the package.
- A new allergy alert for a specific meat product sold at Whole Foods stores has been issued due to what is being described as a "misbranding" issue.
- The meat was sold in packaging that doesn't make it clear that it contains milk, and the company is asking that anyone that purchased the meatballs throw them away immediately.
Normally when a product is found to contain possible allergens that aren't listed on the label, a recall is issued and stores are asked to pull it from their shelves. Sometimes, however, a product issue goes unnoticed for so long that by the time the issue is discovered, the product is no longer available for sale. That's the case with a new public health alert for a popular meat product sold at Whole Foods stores across 10 U.S. states.
The product was sold as "Whole Foods Market Beef Meatballs with Marinara," and had sell-by dates through 2/27/2021. The potential allergen that may be present in the meatball and sauce is parmesan cheese which, of course, was made using milk. Milk is not declared on the product label due to the aforementioned packaging error, so individuals with milk allergies may not realize that the product contains cheese made from milk. The company believes that all of the affected product was already sold, so this isn't an actual recall, but rather an alert to consumers who may have purchased the product and still have it at home.
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