Donuts Sold at Dunkin’ Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
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Over 2 Million Doughnuts and Pastries, Some Sold at Dunkin’, Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination

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Over 2 Million Doughnuts and Pastries, Some Sold at Dunkin’, Recalled for Potential Listeria Contamination
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Published on February 10, 2025
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More than 2 million pastries sold nationwide have been recalled for potential listeria contamination, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report updated on Wednesday, February 5.

Some of the recalled products were sold at Dunkin’, according to CBS News.

The voluntary recall was concluded last month, according to FGF, the New Jersey company that made the baked goods. Nothing on store shelves today or in the recent past is affected, the company said, and the recall was issued purely as a precaution based on “non-product-related findings at one of [its] doughnut facilities in the United States. No doughnuts or food contact surfaces ever tested positive for listeria.”

The recall included 60 different products sold at Dunkin’, including:

  • Apple fritters and apple fritter doughnuts
  • Bavarian filled doughnuts
  • Blueberry cake doughnuts
  • Chocolate doughnuts rings
  • Eclairs
  • French crullers
  • Sour cream cake doughnuts
  • Plain cake doughnuts
  • Pumpkin cake doughnuts and Munchkins
  • Raspberry filled doughnuts
  • Yeast doughnuts and Munchkins

What Is Listeria?

Listeria is a bacteria that can cause life-threatening illness. About 1,600 cases are reported in the United States each year.

Pregnant people, young children, adults over 65, and people with compromised immune systems are more susceptible to serious illness from listeria.

Symptoms of listeria infection can include:

  • Fever
  • Flu-like symptoms, such as muscle aches and fatigue
  • Headache
  • Stiff neck
  • Confusion
  • Loss of balance
  • Seizures
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Resources
  1. Event Details. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. February 5, 2025.
  2. Gibson K. 2 Million Baked Goods, Including Some Sold At Dunkin', Recalled in January Over Listeria Concerns. CBS News. February 10, 2025.
  3. Important Update on Recent Media Coverage Related to Voluntary Recall of Donuts. FGF.
  4. About Listeria Infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  5. Symptoms of Listeria Infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.