maize Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I'm one of the victims of liver poisoning from eating Daily Harvest food. If anyone here is a customer and hasn't seen the recall, information is below. In particular, if you ever ate the Lentil and Leek Crumbles you need to get labs to test your liver function. They have not been proactive in getting this information out to customers. https://www.marketplace.org/2022/06/30/daily-harvest-recall-raises-concerns-about-the-need-for-more-food-regulation/ 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I'm so sorry you were hurt by this. It's absolutely horrifying. Friends of a friend got very sick also with liver issues and also know people who needed gall bladders removed. Hope you are doing okay. 😞 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I’m so sorry. I hope you feel better. Thanks for getting the word out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, maize said: I'm one of the victims of liver poisoning from eating Daily Harvest food. If anyone here is a customer and hasn't seen the recall, information is below. In particular, if you ever ate the Lentil and Leek Crumbles you need to get labs to test your liver function. They have not been proactive in getting this information out to customers. https://www.marketplace.org/2022/06/30/daily-harvest-recall-raises-concerns-about-the-need-for-more-food-regulation/ I'm so sorry to hear that you're one of the people who got sick. I read about this in the news a few weeks ago. Have they figured out what exactly caused the problem? Best wishes for a quick recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, maize said: I'm one of the victims of liver poisoning from eating Daily Harvest food. If anyone here is a customer and hasn't seen the recall, information is below. In particular, if you ever ate the Lentil and Leek Crumbles you need to get labs to test your liver function. They have not been proactive in getting this information out to customers. https://www.marketplace.org/2022/06/30/daily-harvest-recall-raises-concerns-about-the-need-for-more-food-regulation/ Oh my gosh. I am so sorry that happened to you. How are you doing? I hadn't heard about this so thank you for posting. I had no clue this could even happen from lentils. Scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 41 minutes ago, Selkie said: I'm so sorry to hear that you're one of the people who got sick. I read about this in the news a few weeks ago. Have they figured out what exactly caused the problem? Best wishes for a quick recovery. No specific answers yet, though both the FDA and private labs are supposedly working to identify the source of the problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I hope they update on what it is. I saw this on their site. They have ruled out the usual suspects. So it has to be something rare. https://www.daily-harvest.com/content/french-lentil-leek-crumbles-advisory# While additional testing is underway, results to date rule out the following: Hepatitis A Norovirus A range of mycotoxins, including aflatoxins Food-borne pathogens including Listeria, E.Coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus Aureus (Staph), B.Cereus, and Clostridium Species Major allergens including egg, soy, milk, and gluten 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Maize, I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. I really hope you don’t have long-term damage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Oh my gosh. I am so sorry that happened to you. How are you doing? I hadn't heard about this so thank you for posting. I had no clue this could even happen from lentils. Scary. I was just doing some reading about it and they don't even know if it was an ingredient or possibly the way the food was stored or handled. It is really scary. I wanted to check because we eat lentils all the time (and quinoa, which was another ingredient) and I had never heard of this happening. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 7 minutes ago, Selkie said: I was just doing some reading about it and they don't even know if it was an ingredient or possibly the way the food was stored or handled. It is really scary. I wanted to check because we eat lentils all the time (and quinoa, which was another ingredient) and I had never heard of this happening. Us too. My kids love lentils, so this worries me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 43 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Us too. My kids love lentils, so this worries me I really think it is specific to this Daily Harvest product and was likely caused by some kind of contamination. I've eaten plenty of lentils in my life and have never had issues at all prior to this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 So just the lentils from Daily Harvest? Nothing else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 52 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: So just the lentils from Daily Harvest? Nothing else? Some people are saying they had issues from eating the flat bread as well. The major problem seems to be the Lentil and Leek Crumbles, and most other DH foods are probably totally fine. Doesn't mean I'm eating anything from them right now, I've been sicker this month than any other time in my life! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 3 hours ago, maize said: I'm one of the victims of liver poisoning from eating Daily Harvest food. If anyone here is a customer and hasn't seen the recall, information is below. In particular, if you ever ate the Lentil and Leek Crumbles you need to get labs to test your liver function. They have not been proactive in getting this information out to customers. https://www.marketplace.org/2022/06/30/daily-harvest-recall-raises-concerns-about-the-need-for-more-food-regulation/ I posted the original recall here last month and didn’t expect the effects to be so bad 😞 Original recall link (June 23) https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/daily-harvest-issues-voluntary-recall-french-lentil-leek-crumbles-due-potential-health-risk Updated recall link https://www.fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/investigation-adverse-event-reports-french-lentil-leek-crumbles-june-2022 (June 30) “If you experience symptoms including yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), dark urine, itching with no rash, gastrointestinal illness, nausea, fatigue, body aches, severe abdominal pain and/or fever after consuming this product, please consult with your healthcare provider. Let your healthcare provider know you have recently consumed the recalled Daily Harvest French Lentil & Leek Crumbles. Healthcare providers should report these illnesses to their health department. Case Counts Total Adverse Illness Events: 133 * Hospitalizations: 42 * Deaths: 0 Last illness onset: June 21, 2022 * States with Adverse Illness Events: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IA, IN, MA, MD, MI, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI Product Distribution: Nationwide * estimate based on consumer complaint and CAERs reports” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Lawsuits https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/recalls/article263034428.html “In New York, where Daily Harvest is based, the law firm of Heisman Nunes & Hull and the food safety firm Marler Clark filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Tulsa, Oklahoma woman who had her gall bladder removed last Friday, June 24. … Attorney Bill Marler said another Marler Clark client, a mother nursing her 4-month-old baby, claimed her liver, gall bladder, neurological system and blood platelet count were affected. She said she was considered for the Intensive Care Unit on the third day of an eight-day hospitalization. Instead, he said, she was moved to a tertiary care center (a specialized hospital) for acute liver failure. She dealt with 103-degree fever, vomiting, severe stomach and rib pain. Marler said of the 127 people his Seattle-based law firm represents, 20 have had their gall bladder removed. He said the vast majority were healthy women between the ages of 25 and 45 who ate the crumbles in question. In Multnomah County, Oregon, attorney Jeff Bowersox filed a civil suit on behalf of Luke Wesley Pearson, a resident who told his Instagram followers (now at 80,700) that he ate the crumbles May 29 and June 6 and eventually required gall bladder surgery. The lawsuit says “Daily Harvest specifically sought out [Pearson] and provided Lentil Crumbles to [Pearson] for the purpose of encouraging [Pearson] to consume the Lentil Crumbles and to influence his followers by posting about the taste, quality and desirability of Lentil Crumbles.” Pearson’s lawsuit also reiterates the social media criticism of how Daily Harvest handled the possibility of problems with the crumbles. “Instead of immediately and urgently warning purchasers and consumers of its product of the potential danger to their physical and emotional health that would occur from eating the contaminated Lentil Crumbles,” the Pearson lawsuit says, “Daily Harvest instead went into a “product reputation protection mode” and minimized the concerns of injured consumers who notified the company of their illnesses after eating the Lentil Crumbles.”” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 I've been in contact with both of those lawyers, though I haven't signed with anyone at this point. I'm fortunately not among those that had their gall bladder removed! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Ugh maize, I’m sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 @maize I'm sorry to hear of your health problems. It seems crazy that it could mess people up so much. Really makes you wonder what the heck happened. Best wishes for healing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Daily Harvest says tara flour is to blame for making hundreds sick (msn.com) 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, mommyoffive said: Daily Harvest says tara flour is to blame for making hundreds sick (msn.com) Wow, I’ve never heard of tara flour. I wonder if it was contaminated, or how exactly it made people sick. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, Selkie said: Wow, I’ve never heard of tara flour. I wonder if it was contaminated, or how exactly it made people sick. Me neither https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-19/daily-harvest-french-leek-lentil-crumbles-tara-flour-recall-fda-food-poisoning?_amp=true “The direct-to-consumer company, which counts Serena Williams and Gwyneth Paltrow among its investors, used the flour in a product for the “first and only time” this year, Chief Executive Rachel Drori said Tuesday. Made from the seed of a tree that’s native to Peru, tara flour is high in protein and fiber and is sometimes used as a thickening agent in vegan recipes. … The company will keep working with federal regulators and the producer of the tara flour “to help determine what specifically made people sick,” Drori said in an email to customers. She did not name the firm that supplied the tara flour. Foodborne illness attorney Bill Marler, who is representing 285 Daily Harvest customers, said identifying the ingredient is a start but “really isn’t saying much.” But, he said in an interview, outside experts — including the Food and Drug Administration and a lab hired by his firm — haven’t found a cause for the illnesses either.“ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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