New Recall of Frozen Shredded Coconut Issued

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New recall of frozen shredded coconut issued more than 2 years after FDA warning

By News Desk on April 17, 2020

A new recall of frozen shredded coconut is connected to the Food and Drug Administration’s 2018 warning about multiple salmonella infections linked to the product.

The Evershing International Trading Company on April 15 recalled Coconut Tree brand “Frozen Shredded Coconut” in 16-ounce packages because it is potentially contaminated with Salmonella

The new recall comes with a history that goes back to a Feb. 15, 2018, public health warning, in which FDA advised consumers not to eat any recalled Coconut Tree Brand Frozen Shredded Coconut. The recalled frozen shredded coconut at that time was linked to 27 salmonellosis illnesses nine states.

Those illnesses occurred from Jan. 9, 2017, to Nov. 4, 2017. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health tested multiple coconut samples, finding positives for Salmonella.

Evershing International Trading Company first recalled the product on Jan. 3, 2018.

More than two years have passed since that first announcement and the new recall is for all Coconut Tree brand “Frozen Shredded Coconut” that is still on the market. The frozen coconut was distributed in Ohio, Massachusetts, Washington, California and Oklahoma with redistribution to Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Florida and Texas.

Anyone who purchased the 16-ounce frozen coconut packages may return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.

The company did not say how or why the same contaminated product was again put in circulation in the United States.

At the time of the original public health warnings, the FDA said children younger than 5, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems were most at risk from salmonellosis from the recalled product.

People infected with Salmonella generally develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours. Routine Salmonella illnesses usually last from four to seven days. Infections that spread from the intestines to the bloodstream can become far more serious and without antibiotics can end in death.