Juice sold from New York to wineries in Pennsylvania recalled over potentially deadly toxin

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ( WOOD ) — A wine juice wholesaler in New York has recalled a pumpkin wine juice sold to wineries in a dozen states, including Pennsylvania, because it contains a toxin that could be deadly.

Walker’s Wine Juice, which sells juice to at-home winemakers and commercial wineries, has recalled its pumpkin juice, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration .

The pumpkin juice was sold “to a limited number of commercial wineries” in 12 states, including Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and in the Walker’s Wine Juice retail store in New York, the FDA said.

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The juice’s pH is too high, and potential contamination can cause botulism, a form of food poisoning that can be fatal, the FDA says. Symptoms of botulism include weakness, dizziness, double vision and trouble speaking or swallowing…

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