FDA issues the highest risk of risk for the callback from Dubai Chocolate

The Food and Drug Administration has updated its recall to a number of Dubai chocolate spread to class I, its highest level, due to the risk of salmonella contamination.

In an explanation brought in by e -mail NewsweekThe company, which produced the product, EMEK Gıda, said: “A positive result of Salmonella was identified in 3 out of 24 bundles of our Pistachien-Cocoa Kadayıf Cream Product during the routine control tests, while the products in the campaigner warehouse were stored in the United States.”

Why is it important

The so-called Dubai chocolate, a chocolate bar with a pistachio and Kadayif filling, became popular according to Tikok virus in 2024.

The original chocolate bar was created by Fix Dessert Chocolatier in Dubai, but variations have been made by several brands, including EMEK Gıda, the product of which is affected by the current recall.

What to know?

The American Retail Chain World Market initiated a voluntary recall of a series of spread pistachien cacao -cream with Kadayif from the Turkish company EMEK Gıda.

The objects were called back after the samples tested and tested positively for salmonella contamination.

The products called back between June 11 and July 9 have the Batch code 250401, which can be identified on the glass plastic lid. You are marked with the best before the date of April 1, 2027.

The affected products were sold in world market transactions in 32 states across the country.

No diseases in connection with the product have been reported yet, the FDA said.

The recall of the Emek products was initiated for the first time on July 14th and three days later updated by the FDA to classify class I.

A recall of class I is “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use or exposure to a violation of a violation causes serious adverse health consequences or deaths,” said the FDA.

In an explanation NewsweekEmek Gıda said that it worked with the FDA and carried out a comprehensive review.

It added that the affected products were limited to a certain batch that is only intended for the US market and that products that were sold in other countries were not affected.

The FDA noticed in the recall that salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in small children, frail or older people and others with weakened immune systems.

People infected with salmonella can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

In extreme cases, the bacteria can get into the bloodstream and cause serious diseases such as arterial infections or endocarditis.

What people say

Emek Gıda agreed in an explanation Newsweek: “The limited number of positive samples shows that the problem not only requires a thorough assessment of the production phase, but also from transport, logistics and storage conditions in the entire supply chain. Accordingly, we carry out a comprehensive review of all stages in order to implement the necessary preventive measures.”

The FDA said in a recall notice: “The company initiated the recall after the rehearsals of the product have been tested by the FDA and the products were tested positively for salmonella.”

What happens next

Customers who bought the affected products are asked not to consume them and either return them to their place of purchase in order to receive a complete refund, said the FDA.