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Expanded Recall Of Avanti Frozen Foods Shrimp Products Due To Salmonella

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd would voluntarily expand a prior recall from June of certain shrimp products due to potential salmonella contamination.

Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd expanded its June 2021 recall of certain frozen, cooked, peeled or deveined shrimp products due to salmonella contamination fears, according to the FDA.

“This recall expansion has been initiated out of an abundance of precaution and will cover a large amount of product that has not been associated with any illness but has been undertaken following discussions with FDA and CDC and reflects Avanti’s commitment to Public health and safety,” FDA officials state.

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There have allegedly been nine salmonella-related illness reports to date associated with these cooked shrimp distributions, according to FDA officials.

“The frozen shrimp products were distributed nationwide from November 2020 to May 2021,” FDA officials state. The products reportedly associated with the recall are visible here.

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and potentially fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and those with weaker immune systems, according to health officials.

Healthy persons who have been infected with salmonella have been known to experience such symptoms as nausea, diarrhea (which may be bloody), vomiting, abdominal pain and fever.

“In rare circumstances, infection with salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis,” FDA officials state.

Consumers who have purchased the Avanti Frozen Foods items listed by the FDA are reportedly urged not to consume recalled shrimp products and to return them to the place they purchased them, according to FDA officials.

For more information on the FDA’s announcement, or to view the recalled shrimp products listed, click here.


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Expanded Recall Of Avanti Frozen Foods Shrimp Products Due To Salmonella

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Tim was raised in Santa Clarita and attended COC before transferring to UC Berkeley in 2017. After getting his B.A. in political science, Tim joined KHTS as a News Intern in 2021.