Expanded Press Release – Kalo Foods, LLC Recalls Single Slice Carrot Cake and Chocolate Cake Due to Undeclared Soy Allergen

March 11, 2024 FDA

The Chocolate Cake labeled products contain slices of Carrot Cake. The Carrot Cake contains soy which is not listed in the ingredient statement. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

Danone North America Announces the FDA’s Decision on Petition for the First-Ever Qualified Health Claim for Yogurt

March 11, 2024 Dannon North America

In response to efforts led by Danone North America, the new claim states that “eating yogurt regularly, at least 2 cups (3 servings) per week” may reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a condition 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with every year.

Kalo Foods, LLC Recalls Single Slice Carrot Cake Due to Undeclared Soy Allergen

March 8, 2024 FDA

KALO Foods, LLC is recalling Single Slice Carrot Cake UPC 8 53407 00418 4 and Single Slice Chocolate Cake UPC 8 53407 00418 4 due to a undeclared soy. Although the package is labeled Carrot Cake, but the ingredient panel and UPC Code is for their Chocolate Cake. The Chocolate Cake labeled products contain slices of Carrot Cake.

FDA Announces PFAS Used in Grease-Proofing Agents for Food Packaging No Longer Being Sold in the U.S.

March 7, 2024 FDA

The FDA announced that grease-proofing substances containing Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are no longer being sold by manufacturers for food contact use in the U.S. market. The completion of the voluntary market phase-out of these substances used on food packaging paper and paperboard, eliminates the primary source of dietary exposure to PFAS from authorized food contact uses.

Outbreak Investigation of Listeria monocytogenes: Queso Fresco and Cotija Cheese

February 21, 2024 FDA

Rizo Lopez, Inc. has provided a list of Retail Establishments That Received Rizo-López Foods Dairy Products that includes distribution to CA, CO, IL, NV, OR, UT, and WA. This list may not include all retail establishments that have received the recalled product or may include retail establishments that did not actually receive the recalled product.