“Some imported cookware products made from aluminum, brass and aluminum alloys known as Hindalium/Hindolium or Indalium/Indolium demonstrated the potential to leach lead,” the FDA stated in a release. “There is no known safe level of exposure to lead.” Some products included in the warning are sauce pans, pressure cookers and frying pans.
The recalled cartons were sent to stores in Alabama and Arkansas, according to the FDA’s announcement, but Walmart said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday that a total of 242 stores in nine states were impacted. Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas were the other states.
Walmart has recalled more than 12,000 cartons of Great Value brand of chicken broth in 48-ounce containers across several states.
Walmart says customers should throw out a chicken broth product that was sold at stores in mostly Southern states late last year. The retailer has recalled 48-ounce cartons of Great Value Family Size Chicken Broth that had been sold at 242 stores in nine states.
More than 12,000 cartons of chicken broth sold at Walmart stores in nine states were recalled over potential spoilage. Here's how to know if your carton is part of the recall.
Great Value chicken broth was recalled from Walmart stores in 9 states over packaging issues that could lead to spoilage. Over 200 stores were affected.
An FDA Enforcement Report said TreeHouse Foods, which made the broth for Walmart, issued a recall on Dec. 11 and phoned consignees in Alabama and Arkansas. Asked by the Miami Herald Tuesday why there was no news release and who the consignees were, TreeHouse media relations didn’t answer and emailed:
That chicken broth you’ve been stocking up on for soup season might be a part of a recent recall. Walmart advises checking labels on their Great Value Family Size 48-ounce chicken broth cartons included in the recall.
Walmart has recalled more than 2,000 cases of Great Value Family Size Chicken Broth sold in Texas and eight other states.
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