Summer Of Recalls: These Foods Could Make You Sick

You may want to check the label before eating these foods.

By Lindsay Ireland, Patch Staff | Jul 27, 2018 5:33 pm ET

NEW YORK, NY — It's the summer of recalls.

This summer has seen several foods withdrawn from the supermarket shelves – including some that could be your favorite snacks. Crackers, turkey and Spam are on the list for being recently linked to outbreaks of foodborne illnesses including salmonella in New York.

Here's a list of the big-name products with active recalls in the state. Be sure to check your labels before consuming any of these foods.

Goldfish

These four kinds of your favorite orange fish with these codes are on the list for recall:

• Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar
• Flavor Blasted Sour Cream & Onion
• Goldfish Baked with Whole Grain Xtra Cheddar
• Goldfish Mix Xtra Cheddar + Pretzel

Different packaging options are part of the recall. Check out this chartto learn more.

Ritz Crackers

On the same day Pepperidge Farm announced its Goldfish recall, Mondelez International had a recall of its own. Certain types of Ritz cracker sandwiches and Ritz Bits snacks may be contaminated with salmonella, the company said.

More than a dozen products in various different types of packaging are now being recalled in the U.S., including its territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Ritz Bits Cheese Cracker Sandwiches in various packaging, Ritz Cheese Cracker Sandwiches, Ritz Bacon Cracker Sandwiches with Cheese Filling, Ritz Everything Crackers and Mixed Cookie Cracker variety packs. Find out more here.

Honey Smacks

All boxes of Honey Smacks cereal were recalled last month due to salmonella that has sickened at least 100 people in 33 states. At least 11 New York residents have fallen ill, with eight in Pennsylvania and four in New Jersey.

"Check your pantry for Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal and do not eat it," the Centers for Disease Control said in a July 14 tweet, adding in an earlier tweet that this is the only Kellogg's cereal affected by the outbreak.

The agency's outbreak report warned all consumers to toss all packages of this cereal, no matter the package size or best-by date. Click here for more information on this recall.

Raw Turkey

At least 90 people in 26 states, New York included, have fallen ill due to salmonella tied to raw turkey.

A variety of products from several sources are contaminated and have infected U.S. residents throughout the nation, including at least eight in New York.

The sickened have reported eating various brands and types of turkey products purchased from many locations, the CDC said. Two of them lived in a household where raw turkey pet food was fed to their animals.

A single supplier that could be responsible for the outbreak has yet to be identified in any of the samples taken from any raw or live turkey products, and a recall has yet to be issued.

Spam

In May, more than 200,000 pounds of Spam were recalled after consumers complained of metal objects in their canned meat, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service said. Some even sustained "minor oral injuries" from the chicken and pork product.

Check your Spam: Any 12-ounce metal can of Spam Classic with a "best by" date of February 2021 may have the same issue. Click here for more information.

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