The recall may be a sign that the government is clamping down on a regulation they've been taking more seriously in the US.
Walmart Just Recalled Almost 900,000 Packages of a Great Value Product
Published on Oct. 16, 2024
If you’ve been increasingly vigilant about studying food labels to purchase foods without dyes, you’re making a good choice for your family’s brain health. Most food dyes have long been banned in Europe, partially for their roles in neurologically related issues like ADHD and aggression, as well as children’s gut health. But it’s only in the past year that the US government has made a commitment to regulating them here.
And while it’s commonly understood that dyes regularly turn up in sugary foods like candy and cereal, they’re found in some of the healthier foods you buy, too. On Wednesday, October 16, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a report indicating that last month, Walmart had recalled 511,164 packages of Great Value Diced Peaches, Mandarin Segments, & Cherry Mixed Fruits Variety Pack and 341,567 packages of Great Value Cherry Mixed Fruit. The FDA’s report states that both products were sold in 12-count packages containing four-ounce single unit servings. In total, that’s a recall of nearly 853,000 12-count packages that the FDA says were distributed nationwide.
The reason the FDA cites for the recall was that the dye known to the food industry as “FD&C Red No 3” was not declared as an ingredient. It seems as though the cherries in the fruit cocktail products were likely to have been at least one ingredient treated with the red dye.
While the recall originated on September 26, 2024, today the FDA designated it as a Class III recall, indicating the product is unlikely to cause health problems but fail to comply with FDA labeling or manufacturing regulations.
In sum, keep reading those food labels…hopefully our manufacturers will all soon catch up, too.
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