Nearly 1.7 million pounds of sugar have been recalled because of a potential allergen contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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The recall involves United, Good & Gather and Crystal brands of light brown and powdered sugar. Here’s what to know:
Why has sugar been recalled?
What they’re saying:
According to the FDA, the sugar is being recalled because of a “potential wheat kernel contamination.”
Wheat is one of nine major food allergies listed by the FDA.
Dig deeper:
The FDA says the sugar is a Class II recall, which “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” though “the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
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What kind of sugar has been recalled?
The following bags of sugar have been recalled, according to the FDA:
United Light Brown Sugar (50-lb. bag)
- Item number: 810051
- Batch numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229, MHD26223, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26223, MHD26225, MHD26226
Good & Gather Light Brown Sugar (2-lb. bag)
- Item number: 817773
- UPC: 0 85239-08454 0
- Batch numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229
United 6X Powdered Sugar (50-lb. bag)
- Item number: 810087
- UPC: 7 85921-07090 4
- Batch numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26229
Crystal Sugar Powdered Sugar (25-lb. bag)
- Item number: 810097
- UPC: 0 70090-08090 9
- Batch number: MHD26230
Good & Gather Powdered Sugar (2-lb. bag)
- Item number: 817774
- UPC: 0 85239-08455 7
- Batch numbers: MHD26223, MHD26224, MHD26225, MHD26226, MHD26227, MHD26228, MHD26229
Where was the sugar sold?
Local perspective:
The FDA doesn’t list retailers that sold the sugar, but it did say the sugar was distributed in eight states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
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Good & Gather is a Target-owned food brand sold exclusively at Target.
How much sugar is being recalled?
By the numbers:
The FDA doesn’t state the exact amount of sugar being recalled, but it does list it in hundredweight, which would mean nearly 1.7 million pounds of sugar, according to The Healthy.
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