Uncle Ben's rice products recalled after skin reactions in children

[Redfairen]

Source: Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration is warning against eating Uncle Ben's rice products served at schools, restaurants, hospitals and other food service institutions after children in three states had skin reactions and other symptoms that were linked to the rice.

Mars Foodservices of Greenville, Miss., is recalling 5- and 25-pound bags of the rice. The bags are mostly sold to food service establishments, but they are also available to consumers over the Internet.

Uncle Ben's ready-to-eat, boxed, bagged and cup products in grocery stores are not linked to the illnesses and have not been recalled.

The FDA said that it found out on Feb. 7 that 34 students and four teachers in Katy, Texas, had experienced burning, itching rashes, headaches and nausea for 30 to 90 minutes after eating the rice. The symptoms eventually went away.



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[frazzled]

1. Yup, niacin will do it

I'm flashing back to college (late 1960s) and a friend who convinced me in the dining hall to take one of her niacin pills--it was going to cure everything. I turned beet red and thought I was on fire.

They must have added too much niacin to these particular products.

[AtheistCrusader]

6. Big part of what makes RedBull and Monster work.

Helps some people, others react badly to it.

[BodieTown]

2. Infused Rice Products (Whatever that means)...

...details here....

[cyberswede]

3. Ew...infused with what?

I've never even heard of that.

[PoliticAverse]

5. Infused rice is a type of preseasoned rice...

which institutional customers like since they don't have to put in their own effort to season.

See: https://www.marsfoodservices.com/products-brands/uncle-bens-rice-and-beans/infused-rice.aspx

[louis-t]

4. I've been taking niacin every day for 35 years.

I have a family history of clogged arteries, but in my case the ones that are usually the culprit are "huge and completely plaque-free" according to the tech who did the scan (and the dvd that I have that shows the pictures). Now I have to deal with the vitamin industry that is pushing "flush-free" product that isn't the same at twice the price. Tough to find real niacin these days. Maybe I should eat more Uncle Ben's.