A federal recall for a steamed product has escalated to the government’s highest risk level.
The increased intensity comes almost weeks after the initial recall was issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It was updated on Monday August 26 to a Class 1 recall, meaning there is a “reasonable probability” that using the impacted product could lead to “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
The products in question include two types of steamed bun products from manufacturer Prime Food Processing. They were recalled because the packaging on a batch of items failed to include an allergen warning for sesame. The company issued the recall itself on August 9, which was re-published on the FDA website, per agency procedure.
The brand’s Egg Custard Steamed Buns and Egg Custard and Coconut Steamed Buns reportedly failed to include the allergen warning on packages bought and sold in 27 of the 50 states. Additionally, some packages made their way to Panama and Costa Rica.
The impacted products were sent to grocery stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington state.
The steamed buns included in the recall were distributed somewhere between May 30 and June 28, 2024. Both of the lots (#24149 and #24150) had expiration dates of October 2025. For consumers to be aware should they have any of the recalled products, the packages are bright yellow, containing 10 buns in a pack, and are sold under Prime Food’s brand name.
The undeclared allergen was found amid an internal review conducted by the company, when the brand found six cases of buns which contain sesame were accidentally labeled as the egg custard product. Thankfully, no adverse reactions have yet been reported in connection with the mistake, and the company has corrected the packaging mishap.
Even if they have already been opened, the FDA encourages consumers not to eat the recalled products, per agency standards.
