Health officials didn’t mince words.
A common dried fruit has just been pulled from shelves across nearly 20 states, and the danger is hiding where no one can see it – or read it. Families are being told to stop eating it immediately. No symptoms yet, but for millions with asthma or hidden allergies, one handful could be enou
Turkana Food Inc.’s Floria Dried Apricots, marked with a November 2026 expiration date, now sit at the center of a quiet emergency. Routine testing in New York uncovered undeclared sulfites, a preservative that can trigger hives, gut pain, violent diarrhea, severe breathing problems and, in rare cases, fatal reactions in sensitive people. The labels never warned them. Yet these bags were shipped to stores and markets across 19 states, slipped into pantries, lunchboxes and trail mixes, looking perfectly harmless.
The FDA is urging consumers to check their homes for the affected lot number 440090478-15-333 and UPC 2539560010, and to return the product for a refund instead of risking a reaction. No illnesses have surfaced, but that’s precisely why officials are pushing so hard now: to stop the first emergency room visit before it happens, and to remind everyone how fragile trust in a simple label can be.