FDA recalls more than 2 million cases of doughnuts [Video]

The Food and Drug Administration has classified a recall of 60 different doughnut products to its second-highest level, the agency announced earlier this week in an update to its website. 

The recall was first announced on Jan. 7, but it was classified by the FDA as a “Class II recall” on Feb. 5. 

The recalled products were produced by FGF Brands, and were sold at grocery stores throughout the United States and Canada, said the FDA’s report on the recall. The total recall amounts to more than 2 million cases of doughnuts, fritters, paczki, eclairs and munchkins. 

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The products were all produced prior to Dec. 13, 2024, and are “within expiration,” says the FDA enforcement report. 

Listeria monocytogenes, the bacteria which may have contaminated the doughnuts, can cause listeriosis if consumed, said the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

“An estimated 1,600 people get listeriosis each year, and about 260 die,” said the …