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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
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Ferrero reaches for the cereal bowl
Ferrero has once again used M&A to expand into another part of the store – but will it pay off? After The Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported on Wednesday (9 July) Ferrero was nearing an agreement to buy WK Kellogg Co, the Italian giant behind Nutella and Kinder announced yesterday afternoon (European time) the two sides had struck a deal. At a smidgen more than those reports suggested, Ferrero is to pay $3.1bn for WK Kellogg, the home of the Rice Crispies, Special K and Fruit Loops sold in North America. With Mars in the middle of trying to buy Kellanova (EU regulatory scrutiny notwithstanding), the acquisition of WK Kellogg is set to mark the end of what was the old Kellogg Company as an independent outfit, a business with origins dating back almost 120 years. Giovanni Ferrero, Ferrero's executive chairman, said: 'This is more than just an acquisition – it represents the coming together of two companies, each with a proud legacy and generations of loyal consumers. 'Over recent years, Ferrero has expanded its presence in North America, bringing together our well-known brands from around the world with local jewels rooted in the US.' The deal is Ferrero's latest move to expand its portfolio into other product areas – and to bolster its presence Stateside – through M&A. In recent years, the company has broadened its stable of products through deals for companies including US ice-cream maker Wells Enterprises and the UK's Burton's Biscuit Company. The Wells Enterprises acquisition is just one of a series of transactions Ferrero has done Stateside going right back to its acquisition of a clutch of confectionery assets (including some from Nestlé) across 2017 and 2018. Just this year saw the Tic Tac brand owner acquire protein snacks maker Power Crunch in California. That built on the 2024 deal for the US biscotti biscuits business Nonni's Bakery. It could be argued the move for WK Kellogg is the most eye-catching given the context of the market for breakfast cereals in the US, one no longer known for its Snap, Crackle and Pop. Growth has long been hard to come by in the US breakfast-cereal category. GlobalData forecasts the value of the market will be $14.1bn this year, which, it says, would represent a five-year CAGR of 0.38%. In 2024, WK Kellogg's group net sales (on an underlying basis) dropped 1.1%. For 2025, it is forecasting another 1% decline. When WK Kellogg's management presented at the CAGNY conference in February, its immediate thesis for the business centred on a 'stable' top line, improving its efficiency and growing margins and cash flow. At CAGNY, the company also outlined its ambition to 'accelerate' its sales growth with moves into product types deemed healthier (granola) and different formats (on the go). The challenge there is competition: not just from products in those areas but from other breakfast options. Cereal is no longer central to the morning rituals of Americans. These considerations will now pass to Ferrero, although the new prospective new owner sounds upbeat. Lapo Civiletti, Ferrero's CEO, said WK Kellogg Co 'represents a meaningful addition to the Ferrero Group' and added: 'Enhancing our portfolio with these complementary household brands marks an important step towards expanding Ferrero's presence across more consumption occasions and reinforces our commitment to delivering value to consumers in North America.' Civiletti's remark about 'consumption occasions' is key, not just for adding Ferrero a different type of product to its portfolio in and of itself but also for the opportunities for line extensions it could bring: one could easily imagine a line of Kinder or Nutella-branded cereals emerging from the Ferrero NPD department. However, the more obvious potential benefits for Ferrero lie in scale: in a range of possible cost synergies and in the ability to take a bigger bunch of brands to US customers. 'Acquiring WK Kellogg would give Ferrero a better seat at the table with US retailers, enabling them to do what they do best. Say what you will about cereal: it may be mature, but it is one of the largest, most highly penetrated categories in the store,' former General Mills executive and now consultant David Clark said on Wednesday when the WSJ and Reuters reports emerged. Peter McDonald, another former-General-Mills-executive-now-consultant, believes the 'Big G' may be set to face a rejuvenated rival in the US breakfast-cereal market. 'Their primary competitor in their core category has been relatively uncompetitive for quite some time – first under legacy Kellogg's where snacking was the priority, then as a standalone company with significant margin and business model challenges requiring attention before any serious growth agenda,' McDonald said earlier this week. 'Under new (and privately held) ownership, that would surely change.' And might Ferrero's move change the dynamics of Mars' move for Kellanova? The $35.9bn deal has received the green light from US regulators but is being investigated by competition officials in the EU. The European Commission said it has 'preliminary concerns' the transaction, which would bring together brands including Snickers and Pringles, could lead to higher prices for consumers in the bloc. Clark suggests Ferrero could emerge as a buyer of Kellanova's cereal business, arguing the move 'makes strategic sense'. He adds: 'Based on Mars' stated objectives for the Kellanova acquisition, the cereal business has little to contribute. For Ferrero, this presents a compelling, potentially self-funding opportunity: its global scale, US ambitions and the synergies unlocked by bringing WK Kellogg and Kellanova's international cereal operations back together could be truly transformational.' Under such a scenario, it would be down to the EU's watchful competition officials to decide whether it would be preferable for Kellanova's cereals business to go from one FMCG giant with a stable of household favourites in Mars to another. "Ferrero reaches for the cereal bowl" was originally created and published by Just Food, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. 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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Over 6,000 cases of popular ice cream brand recalled over ‘life-threatening' allergen
A popular brand of ice cream, Breyers, has recalled one of its flavors following customer concerns that there was a mislabeling error. On Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed in a report that 6,668 cases of Breyers Chocolate Truffle Ice Cream were voluntarily recalled by Unilever Manufacturing on June 2 after it was found that the tubs actually contained Rocky Road ice cream. The Chocolate Truffle flavor has an allergen label that reads, 'may contain tree nuts,' while the Rocky Road flavor declares almonds as one of the ingredients. The cause for the recall was determined to be 'undeclared allergens and mislabeled product.' The recall was classified as Class II, which the organization describes as a 'situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.' It was not listed where the affected ice cream was sold, as the FDA's report only states the ice cream was distributed to 'distribution centers and retail locations across the U.S.' In a statement made to People, a representative for Breyers said, 'People with an almond allergy should not consume the product due to risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. The safety and quality of our products are our top priority. For more information, consumers can visit or call 1-800-931-2826.' The recall comes a few weeks after Wells Enterprises, also known as Wells Dairy, issued a voluntary recall of 22 different types of ice cream and frozen yogurt treats. The Iowa-based company initiated the nationwide recall on April 25, citing the possible 'presence of plastic' in more than 17,000 tubs of its products. An enforcement report, published by Wells Enterprises, lists an assortment of products from 103 distribution centers affected by the recall. The items have an expiration date ranging between March and October 2026. The flavor most affected by the issue is its Vanilla Frozen Yogurt, which includes 5,280 recalled tubs. The last two years have also seen an alarming and unexplained rise in recalls. In 2024, approximately 300 food recalls were issued, with those recalls being linked to nearly 1,400 illnesses, a Public Interest Research Group report revealed. Out of the 1,400 illnesses, 487 people became sick enough to require hospitalization, and 19 people died. While those numbers are still low when weighed against the entire U.S. population, they are also double the number of hospitalizations and deaths from foodborne illnesses in 2023.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
12 Of The Biggest Ice Cream Recalls In U.S. History
Ice cream is a food you rarely think about as something that could be dangerous, but there have been quite a few big ice cream recalls in the U.S. While there have been big ice cream recalls because of foreign objects, undeclared allergens, or Salmonella found in ice cream, the biggest reason for ice cream recalls is Listeria, which tends to be a common factor in frozen food recalls. If you miss just a little bit of Listeria on machinery and surfaces, the same strain can grow enough to infect again even years later, which happened to a few of the companies on our list. Without frequent plant inspections, it's likely that some of the Listeria infections could have ramped up to become a deadly outbreak. At least one company on our list demonstrated that, even when companies know its products have Listeria, they will sometimes still sell those products. Unfortunately, people died from eating some of those ice cream products, and the company was saddled with hefty fines totaling multiple millions of dollars. We certainly hope it served as a cautionary tale for other ice cream companies to be diligent with their testing, even when the state health department, FDA, or other entity isn't there doing inspections. There are 12 ice cream recalls on our list that are among the biggest in U.S. history, both in terms of the amount of ice cream recalled and the number of people who fell ill or died. Read more: 13 Popular Vanilla Ice Cream Brands Ranked By Ingredient Quality While most of the biggest ice cream recalls on our list are related to possible pathogens in the ice cream, in May of 2025, Wells Enterprises recalled over 17,800 cartons of ice cream and frozen yogurt because of foreign object contamination. The worry was that there might be pieces of plastic mixed in with the regular mix-ins for various flavors and brands coming out of the Wells Enterprises plant in Le Mars, Iowa. The recall was for bulk-sized three-gallon tubs, bringing the recalled product up to over 53,400 gallons of ice cream. The size meant that none of the containers were sitting in the freezers of private residents but instead showed up in places like Johnny Rockets shakes. There were 22 specific flavors affected, ranging from vanilla and chocolate to fancier flavors like cotton candy and mocha almond fudge. The flavors had also been distributed all over the U.S., and the use-by dates had all been between March and October of 2026. There wasn't a clear indication where the plastic pieces had come from, with the company guessing it might have been introduced through the toppings or broken off of a piece of machinery. The worry was that someone could bite down on a hard piece of plastic and break their teeth, end up with cuts in their mouth, or even choke to death on larger pieces. Luckily, as of the writing of this article, there haven't been any customer complaints or injuries. In April of 2025, nearly two months before the Wells Enterprises recall, Mochidoki had an even bigger recall because of undeclared allergens in its ice cream. The recall was for over 40,100 cartons of ice cream that had been distributed to Aldi locations in four states. The affected flavor was Sundae Shoppe Cookies and Cream Mochi Ice Cream, which contained both wheat and soy. However, the company that manufactured the ice cream (Gordon Desserts, operating as Mochidoki), failed to list wheat and soy on the labels. There have been far more recalls related to undeclared allergens since the introduction of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004. Considering that wheat and soy are common allergens, not listing them could have possibly caused life-threatening reactions in customers allergic to those ingredients. Luckily, nobody reported any allergic reactions to the products before they disappeared from Aldi shelves. The Totally Cool company in Owings Mills, Maryland, was one of multiple brands that recalled ice cream products in June of 2024 after the FDA found Listeria monocytogenes during routine plant inspections. The recall was for over 60 products sold by 13 different brands, including familiar ones like Friendly's and Hershey's. The Listeria problem at the Totally Cool plant was so serious that the FDA went to federal court in March of 2025 to request a consent decree of permanent injunction against the company. The strain of Listeria in the facility was one the FDA had first detected there in 2017. With Listeria being able to survive and grow at temperatures below freezing, it's easy to get out of control, even when making ice cream. However, the company simply hadn't been following proper safety protocols, resulting in an unsanitary environment conducive to bacterial growth. In fact, of the 70 places around the factory where the FDA tested samples, 11 of them contained Listeria. Plus, inspectors found water dropping into food prep areas from condensation and spray hoses, standing water, a lack of equipment sanitization, and an inconsistency in handwashing and glove changing. In fact, nearly all of the company's health violations were problems it had been cited for previously. The injunction was detrimental to the Totally Cool company because it included suspending the company's food facility registration. Thus, it could no longer distribute products, causing the factory to shut down and the company to file for bankruptcy. With the Ice Cream House ice cream recall in August of 2023, we're getting into the territory of listeria in ice cream being a deadly problem. At least two people were hospitalized in New York and Pennsylvania. Plus, a lawsuit claimed that a 36-week-old pregnant woman in Maryland ate the recalled ice cream in July, became sick with a listeria infection, and lost her newborn baby soon after birth. Not only were the products sold locally at Brooklyn's Ice Cream House, but the company also sent ice cream products out to multiple supermarkets. The recall ended up encompassing over 60 products with the Ice Cream House brand, with not all of them being dairy products. Some were tubs of ice cream, while others were different types of ice cream products like ice cream pies, cakes, and novelty ice cream products. Months after the recall, the U.S. Division of Human and Animal Food Operations sent a warning letter to the company concerning a new February 2024 FDA inspection of the manufacturing facility because it was clear that the company hadn't implemented all the sanitation changes and repairs the FDA had prescribed. Thus, swabs still came back positive for Listeria, including on parts of the company's soft-serve machinery. So, just because a recall is over doesn't always mean a company's products are safe if it hasn't done a thorough cleaning job. August of 2023 was apparently a bad time for buying ice cream. At the time, the Ice Cream House was recalling its ice cream for a Listeria outbreak, and so was Real Kosher Ice Cream. The recalled ice cream had gone out to 20 different states, and two people were hospitalized as a result of eating infected products. The company recalled six flavors of its Soft Serve on the Go and Soft Serve Lite ice creams. These were sealed, single-serving 8-ounce plastic cups of ice cream that came with a spoon for easy consumption. While you could buy them at the grocery store, it was also common for convenience stores to sell them, and there were also plenty of institutions like nursing homes and schools that were serving them, too. In an interesting turn of events, a private citizen sued the company for not mentioning on the label that the soft-serve product could potentially harbor Listeria. Such a label could have been a red-flag warning for certain categories of potential purchasers to whom Listeria could be a serious risk, such as pregnant individuals, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems. Like Ice Cream House, Royal Ice Cream Company is another company that ended up getting a warning letter after its recall because it didn't fully follow FDA instructions the first time around. The Royal Ice Cream Company recall was one of many in February of 2022, and, luckily, there were no illnesses associated with the Listeria the FDA had found in the facility. The recall started out small but grew a bit by the time it was over. At first, it was limited to three flavors of Batch Ice Cream brand ice cream pints. However, a week later, after more testing, the recall expanded to everything the company manufactured, including 18 brands in retail stores in 9 states. In July, five months after the initial recall, the U.S. Office of Human and Animal Food Operations sent a letter to the company accusing it of not addressing many safety concerns the FDA had during its earlier inspections as well as unsanitary employee practices. Not only did the FDA still find Listeria present in the facility when swabbing machinery and surfaces, but it also found three different Listeria strains that had been found at the facility before. So, once again, there's no guarantee that companies that have had FDA-initiated recalls are doing a thorough job of making their facilities pathogen-free. The Listeria outbreak behind the Big Olaf Creamery ice cream recall of 2022 is the stuff of nightmares, as it was responsible for making more people sick from Listeria than any other on our list. Not only did people end up in the hospital, but there was a death and miscarriage. The Listeria strain traced back to Big Olaf Creamery was responsible for an outbreak in 11 states. The recall ultimately covered all Big Olaf Creamery products with expiration dates through June 30, 2022. The ice cream had not only gone out to retailers and restaurants, but some had ended up in senior homes as well. A total of 28 known fell ill, with all but one of those ending up in the hospital and one dying. The husband of the woman who died sued and was awarded $4 million. The median age of those who became sick was 62, and seven of the people who became ill were pregnant or newborns. Listeria from this outbreak was also responsible for a miscarriage. The company ended up getting a warning letter from the U.S. Division of Human and Animal Food Operations a few months later in December to ask why the company hadn't bothered to respond in writing to explain how it had rectified its shortcomings, as required. Ultimately, several franchised retail locations changed their names and rebranded themselves. However, there are still some locations open under the Big Olaf name as of 2025. Velvet Ice Cream faced a double whammy of recalls in 2021. A larger April recall was related to Listeria, while a smaller September recall happened because of undeclared allergens. When the company was doing its routine testing, it identified the presence of Listeria in its facility. The company cooperated with the FDA in voluntarily recalling all the products it had sold for the past month between the end of March and the end of April. The recall covered nearly 100 ice cream products being sold in supermarkets in four states under several brand names. The quick and comprehensive recall helped avoid any illnesses, hospitalizations, or deaths. Five months later, in September, the company issued a smaller recall for one flavor and one size of its ice cream because of possible undeclared peanuts (which could've affected allergy sufferers). This time around, an error stemmed from a third-party manufacturer who had failed to add the warning to the label. Luckily, not every Listeria recall happens because people became ill first, which was thankfully the case with the 2018 Fieldbrook Foods ice cream recall. This was a lucky break, considering that several samples of the product had tested positive for Listeria during routine testing. The company started out by recalling two brands of its orange cream bars. However, in less than a week, the recall had expanded to include both orange cream and chocolate-covered ice cream bars it had sold to around 40 different supermarket chains under different brand names. Some of the affected stores included big names like Kroger, Meijer, and Safeway. In fact, it was one of the biggest food recalls in Aldi's history. Even though the evidence only pointed to Listeria in products made after the last day of October, the recall covered all the products the company had produced throughout the entire year of 2017 just to be safe. The company also stopped making all of its products while trying to find the source of Listeria in the plant under the FDA's guidance. The deadliest ice cream recall in U.S. history was the 2015 Blue Bell ice cream recall. After this Listeria outbreak was over, there had been 10 cases in four states, with all 10 of them ending up in the hospital and three dying. When the outbreak happened, Blue Bell ended up voluntarily recalling every ice cream and other frozen product that anyone anywhere had, no matter which facility it came from. While this sounds a bit extreme, it turns out that the FDA found Listeria during its inspections at plants in three different locations: Brenham, Texas, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Sylacauga, Alabama. Plus, the inspections revealed other sanitary issues. Not all of the strains of Listeria connected to the outbreak were genetically related, but some were. So, that didn't speak well for the company in general. The then-president of Blue Bell, Paul Kruse, was prosecuted in 2020 for trying to cover up the fact that the company knew it was selling infected ice cream and ended up paying a $100,000 penalty. Additionally, the Blue Bell company ended up paying $19.35 million in penalties, settlements, etc. Only Chipotle has had to pay a food safety penalty that was larger ($25 million in 2020). Yet, despite the severity of this recall, Blue Bell remains among the most popular ice cream brands. A company's worst nightmare is to have to recall all of its products, but that's exactly what happened to Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams in 2015. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture uncovered Listeria while sampling ice cream products at the production facility. Luckily, the company was able to enact a recall before anyone became ill from tainted products. All told the company destroyed over half a million pounds of ice cream containers and ice cream sandwiches, as well as containers of sorbet and frozen yogurt. Additionally, the company closed all its scoop shops so that it could find the source of the infection, eradicate it, and ensure that it was only offering the public untainted ice cream. Unfortunately, just a few weeks after the company thought it had found the machine that was the source of the Listeria outbreak, the company had to stop production again when it realized the Listeria wasn't gone. Luckily, Jeni's had been testing every single batch of ice cream to make sure no Listeria got out of the plant because it didn't want to be the source of a deadly nightmare like Blue Bell. After finding Listeria in a batch that was tested, the company disassembled and cleaned its machines again to ensure it had eliminated every last trace of the Listeria from its plant. While the debacle cost the company somewhere around $2.5 million, at least it didn't cost any lives. Schwan's 1994 ice cream recall is the oldest one on our list, and it's the one that made the most people sick. It's also the only one that involved Salmonella infection. The Salmonella-tainted ice cream is estimated to have sickened a whopping 224,000 people with Salmonella Enteritidis. While this number is large, it only represents 6.6% of the people who ate the ice cream. While there were thousands of people who had stomach and intestinal illnesses after eating the ice cream, the official confirmed number of cases was 593, with no deaths. Interestingly, the premix for a large amount of the infected ice cream has been carried in tanker trailers that had previously held unpasteurized eggs destined for the processing plant. It was the infected residue the unpasteurized eggs left behind that was most likely the source of the outbreak, which occurred in 15 states. It was the Minnesota Health Department that noticed a link between the illnesses and people who had eaten Schwan's ice cream. Schwan's stepped up in a big way that was unusual at the time. Not only did it stop its production process everywhere, but it also took steps to warn customers about the outbreak, including putting out advertisements about the recall. It even went as far as to have Schwan's neighborhood delivery truck drivers personally tell its past customers about the recall, revealing that their recent gastrointestinal illnesses likely came from Schwan's ice cream. Read the original article on Tasting Table.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Popular Ice Cream Brand Faces Urgent Recall After Contamination Scare
Ice cream lovers, beware. Your favorite brand may be affected by a recent FDA recall. Wells Enterprises, an Iowa-based company, has voluntarily recalled nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream and frozen yogurt due to the potential presence of plastic contamination. The manufacturer is known for popular brands like Halo Top and Blue Bunny. The recall affects 22 flavors of ice cream and frozen yogurt packaged in 3-gallon tubs, distributed to 103 locations across the U.S. This includes centers in Le Mars, Iowa; Wyoming; Michigan; Rosemont, Illinois; and both Houston and Fort Worth, Texas. Some of the ice cream was distributed to food service suppliers and restaurants, including Gordon Food Service, US Foods, and Sysco Corp, as well as Johnny Rockets and Planet Smoothie locations. The affected products have "Best If Used By" dates ranging from March 2026 to October 2026. The FDA has classified the recall as a Class II event, meaning the affected products may cause "temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences" if consumed. So far, there have been no reported illnesses in relation to the recall. Since the ice cream was distributed in bulk, it's unlikely to be sitting in a typical home freezer. However, if you run a business, shop at bulk food stores, or are a customer of any of the affected brands, it's important to be aware of the recall. Wells Enterprises has not released a statement regarding the recall. But, as with any recall, the standard guidance is to either dispose of the affected product or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
Metro
20-05-2025
- Health
- Metro
Urgent recall issued for popular ice cream brand for plastic contamination fears
Nearly 18,000 cartons of ice cream and frozen yogurt have been recalled for possibly containing plastic. Wells Enterprises has recalled 22 varieties of its three-gallon tubs of frozen desserts that went to 103 distribution centers across the US. The company based in Le Mars, Iowa, initiated the voluntary recall on April 25. But the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is a federal agency protecting public health across the nation, on May 14 upgraded the recall to Class II, which is the second-highest level for products. Anywhere from 17 to more than 5,000 tubs of each item are under the recall. Wells Enterprises makes ice cream for popular brands including Blue Bunny and Glenview Farms. Many of the affected items are vanilla flavored. The item that is most impacted is Vanilla Frozen Yogurt, which has 5,280 tubs under the recall. It is followed by Glenview Farms Artificially Flavored French Vanilla Ice Cream with 2,261 tubs recalled, BIPC Flavored Ice Cream with 1,858 tubs recalled, Glenview Farms Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream with 1,573 tubs recalled, and Gordon Choice Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream with 1,080 tubs recalled. There are also 961 tubs of Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream, 937 tubs of Planet Smoothie ZSA Vanilla Flavored Fat Free Frozen Yogurt, 726 tubs of Scooper Hero Ice Cream, 699 Ellington Farms Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream, and 569 tubs of Keith Valley Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream recalled. In addition, there are 359 tubs of Mocha Almond Fudge Ice Cream, 320 tubs of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Madagascar vanilla, 280 tubs of Quick Blend Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream, 240 tubs of Country Rich Vanilla Ice Cream, and 201 tubs of Peanut Butter 'N Fudge Ice Cream recalled. The items with a relatively fewer number recalled were Rocky Road Flavored Ice Cream with 169 tubs affected, GFGB Vanilla Bean Flavored Ice Cream with 120 tubs, GFGB 12% Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream with 109 tubs, Johnny Rockets Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream with 100 tubs, Glenview Farms Chocolate Ice Cream with 67 tubs, Cotton Candy Flavored Ice Cream with 39 tubs, and Artificially Flavored French Vanilla Ice Cream with 17 tubs. They have best if used by dates from March to October 2026. The FDA defines Class II as the product possibly being able to 'cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote'. Le Mars was nicknamed the 'Ice Cream Capital of the World' in 1994 just because Wells Enterprises is headquartered there. Items under the recall were produced at the company's South Ice Cream Plant located in Le Mars. The FDA classification came days after the supermarket chain Publix recalled pouches of baby food over fears of lead contamination. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Urgent recall of macadamia nuts over contamination fears MORE: Family 'find wrong man in loved one's casket wearing his suit' MORE: Joe Biden's 'aggressive' cancer diagnosis: Type, treatments and prognosis
