Last week, FoodWorldNews reported 24 people in 15 states around the U.S. fell ill with E. coli poising due to consumption of frozen food products they purchased at Walmart's nation-wide and Winn Dixie stores in South Florida.
Now, due to the outbreak and the CDC reports, Farm Rich Products, has recalled 10 million pounds of frozen pizza.
"Reports indicate that the company suspects the contamination occurred in their production facility in Waycross, Ga," The ChristianPost.com reported. "The company stated that products containing the Farm Rich and Market Day labels could be contaminated and are focusing on those specific products containing the 'Best By' dates ranging from January 1, 2013 to September 29, 2014,"
Frozen products such as quesadillas, Philly cheese steaks and mozzarella bites were all contaminated, which forced an immediate recall of about 200,000 pounds of food from Farm Rich Products Corporation.
"A total of 24 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O121 have been reported from 15 states," the CDC said. "The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (1), New York (3), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (1), South Dakota (1), Texas (3), Utah (1), Virginia (1), Washington (1), and Wisconsin (2)."
Although the company fails to admit that their products have directly led to the food poisoning, they are still taking precautionary measures.
"While Rich Products is unaware of any illnesses associated with the products included in the expanded recall, its unwavering safety commitment to its customers caused it to take this action," reads the company's website.
"When it became apparent to us that, despite the expertise of the USDA, the FDA, the scientific community and our own experts, identification of a specific cause was not going to be a simple or short process, we decided to act proactively to expand the recall," Bill Gisel, the company's current president and CEO, said in a statement.
