Federal regulators have issued a recall of 27,600 bags of wild rice from a Northern California farm distributed in seven states over concerns the product may contain a foreign object that “appears to be rodent-derived.”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that the recall of 1-pound bags of Lundberg Family Farms wild rice has been elevated to a Class II recall after the company’s voluntary recall was first issued on May 10. A Class II recall is for a product that “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”
Wehah Farms rice, marketed under the Lundberg Family Farms name, has been distributed in California, Oregon, Washington, Maine, Florida, Arizona and New Hampshire.
“As a precautionary measure, in May 2024, Lundberg Family Farms issued a small voluntary recall of 4,600 cases of its 1-lb Sustainable Wild Rice Blend,” a company spokesperson told Health. “This is not a new recall and the affected product is no longer on store shelves. There have been no reported illnesses following consumption of the affected product.”
According to the FDA recall notice, 27,600 polyethylene bags of the product — a blend of black, brown, red and wild rice, according to the company — were affected.
These types of recalls are fairly common, and the description refers to mouse or rat parts that got into the product during manufacturing or production, Health wrote.
People who have already purchased the rice can check whether their purchases are affected by the recall using the following identifications:
UPC Number: 73416-00430
Lot code: 231004
Expiration date: October 4, 2024
A company representative was not available for comment Saturday.
New lots of wild rice varieties not affected by the recall are being sold at several stores, including Walmart and Safeway.
