A list of the most shocking things sold to millions of consumers to millions of consumers last year has been unveiled.
From pieces of markers to rocks, there were 12 recall actions that influence thousands of consumers involving 'junk' or strange bodies in our food, the US Pirg Education Fund found.
Some of the more serious incidents include the recall of the 'Frozen Chicken Pilaf from Trader Joe because it may have rocks and another recall from the supermarketus about his steamed chicken soup bulbs for possible hard plastic of a permanent marker pen.
In December, DailyMail.com reported on an urgent recall published by the maker of Madegood Granola -Bars about fear that his product contained pieces of metal.
A spokesperson for the Canada -based company, Riverside Natural Foods Inc., said this website that the pieces of metal were 'small, but large enough to be seen or felt'.
The FDA says that strange objects in food that are larger than 7 millimeters'Can cause traumatic injury, including crack and perforation of tissues of the mouth, tongue, throat, stomach and intestine, as well as damage to the teeth and gums'.
Other recall campaigns emphasized the American Pirg Education Fund its batches from Kielbasa Turkey sausages that contain potential bone fragments and potato salad potatoes that potentially contain hard plastic.
A list of the most shocking things found in our food last year has been revealed
In the meantime, the Leary Creamy Creations ice brand, based in Texas, also came under fire, because it was discovered that some of his flavors may contain pieces of metal.
According to the researchers of the US Pirg Education Fund, two of the recall actions of food with regard to foreign bodies have resulting in 'small dental or oral injuries'.
They note that the injuries could have been much worse, especially with materials such as rock, metal and plastic lurking in the products.
They add: 'If someone swallows a piece of plastic or something else that is difficult and not digestible, this can suffocate or cause a intestinal obstruction or other serious problems. '
Although they emphasize that the incidents show that there is room for improvement when it comes to food production processes, the recall actions resulting from foreign materials have decreased.
There were 15 in 2023, 25 in 2022 and no less than 49 in 2019.
In 2017 there were also 387 complaints from the foreign objects submitted by consumers with the food safety and inspection service.
It is unclear how much of this resulted in national recall actions.
Under the 44 reported injuries, broken or loose teeth and toothache were the most common, followed by cuts and suffocating.
Most complaints injuries had no pieces of bone and metal.
The American Pirg Education Fund researchers emphasized some of the 'coarsest' food memory at a case in 2023, where pieces of Haarnet were found in protein bars and in 2017 a dead bat was found in a bag of salad sold at a Walmart in Florida.
Many food companies use magnets, thermal imagers, X -rays and other devices to help detect foreign objects in food, but occasionally items go unnoticed.
The experts in the field of food safety say that a major problem is that WA problem with food safety is discovered, tHere 'not much is done to ensure that consumers find out'.
Giving advice on how you can stay informed of recall actions, conclude: 'People can be proactive by periodically (at least once a week) checking recalls via the FDA and USDA websites, or signing up for e -mail realizations or a App that uses an app offers real -time notifications.
“Moreover, it is useful to sign up for any warnings that your supermarkets use to inform customers of recall actions with products that they have specifically purchased.”
