Popular ice cream sold at Target, Wegmans recalled over undeclared allergen: FDA
This isn’t so sweet.
Sorbet sold at chain grocers like Target and Wegmans has been recalled this week due to an undeclared allergen present in the dessert.
The Food and Drug Administration announced that 1,350 cases of peach mango sorbet from My Mochi were recalled after pasteurized cooked egg white was not listed as an ingredient on the label despite being used to make the product.
The agency reported that two cases of a “minor allergic response” have occurred.
Eggs are one of the most common food allergens for children, according to Mayo Clinic, and a person who is allergic and ingests eggs could experience symptoms that could be mild or severe.
Symptoms include rashes, hives, skin inflammation, congestion, sneezing, stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and asthma-like symptoms.
A more severe reaction could result in anaphylaxis, a life-threatening response that constricts airways, making it difficult for the person to breathe. Signs of this kind of reaction also include rapid pulse, abdominal pain and shock.
My Mochi is sold nationwide at various supermarkets, such as the New York grocer Wegmans, and the product was also sold at “approximately 100 Target stores,” a company spokesperson told Newsweek earlier this week, calling the recall “really small.”
The recalled My Mochi dessert, in the peach mango flavor, is sold in the freezer aisle and comes in a 7.5 ounce box of six labeled with the lot numbers 337-24 and 341-24.
Customers in possession of the recalled sorbet can return it for a full refund.
