Baked goods, including some Dunkin' doughnuts, recalled for listeria risk
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Some of the recalled products were sold at Dunkin' locations. Photo: Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
More than 2 million baked goods manufactured by FGF Brands, including some doughnuts and products sold at Dunkin', were recalled over concerns of potential listeria contamination, according to an FDA report.
Why it matters: Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections for some people and symptoms vary, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Listeria infection is the third leading cause of death from foodborne illness in the U.S., the CDC said.
FGF Brands says "donuts completely safe to eat"
The big picture: Sixty products are included in the recall, which first went into effect Jan. 7 and was categorized as a "Class II recall" by the FDA on Feb. 5.
- The FDA defines this recall 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."
State of play: FGF Brands said in a statement that the recall was a "precautionary measure based on non product related findings" at one of its U.S. doughnut facilities.
- "The voluntary recall was completed over a month ago (early January), and does not implicate anything that is currently, or was recently on the market," the company said.
- "All donuts are completely safe to eat," the statement said. "No donuts or food contact surfaces ever tested positive for listeria."
Baked goods recall 2025
Recalled products include French crullers, coffee rolls, fritters and a variety of different doughnuts, such as chocolate, raspberry and Bavarian doughnuts.
- See the list of affected products, which were produced on Dec. 13, 2024, or before, here.
What is listeria
Threat level: Consumption of food contaminated with L. monocytogenes can cause listeriosis.
- Listeria is especially harmful to people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or with weakened immune systems, according to the CDC.
Listeria symptoms
Short-term symptoms for healthy individuals may include high fever, severe headache, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, according to the FDA.
- Listeria can also cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
- For people who are 65 years or older or who have a weakened immune system, Listeria often results in hospitalization and sometimes death, the CDC said.
- Symptoms usually start within 2 weeks after eating food contaminated with Listeria but may start as early as the same day or as late as 10 weeks after, according to the CDC.
Editor's note: This piece was updated to clarify that the products were categorized as a "Class II recall" by the FDA on Feb. 5.
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