Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ccMhgLZx3/ The CDC, the Food and Drug Administration and Gibson Farms now recall Gibson Farms Organic Light Halves and Pieces shelled walnuts.  These walnuts are contaminated with several pathogenic E.Coli variants including 0157:H7 and O157:H7.  These bacteria cause severe bloody gastroenteritis that may progress into life-threatening kidney failure.  Affected are lots 3325-043 and 3341-501 with Expiration dates between May 21, 2025, and June 7, 2025. These walnuts were sold in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. If you have any walnuts recently purchased, do not consume them.   Carefully dispose of them, and sanitize any containers in which they have been stored.  For more information, reach Gibson Farms at 1-831-637-3512 or the email foodsafety@gibsonfarmsinc.com. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-sa