PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Walt Churchill's Market has issued a food safety alert for baked goods that were sold that may contain inedible water beads.
The store says a "small number" of these baked goods with beads were made available for sale on Sunday, Dec. 15 and Monday, Dec. 16.
Here are the items affected and where they were sold:
- Perrysburg location: Chocolate chip double-decker slice cookies, decorated with red, green and white beads
- Perrysburg location: Angel food cake with red, green and white beads mixed into the cake
- Perrysburg and Maumee locations: Yeast-raised donuts with white icing, yeast-raised donuts with chocolate icing, vanilla cake donuts with white icing and chocolate cake donuts with chocolate icing, all decorated with red, green and white beads
The store says customers they've been able to determine purchased the baked goods in question have been contacted directly. The store says to destroy the items or bring them back to one of the stores for a full refund.
Store officials say they have shared this information with the local poison control centers as well as the Wood and Lucas County health departments and are unaware of anyone experiencing problems with ingesting the baked goods. Anyone with concerns can call the Poison Help Line at 1-800-222-1222.
"We want to re-emphasize that we are very sorry this occurred. Food safety must be our top priority, and we will take all necessary steps to guard against anything like this happening again," Kunal Dawar, president and CEO of Walt Churchill's Market said.
Ingesting water beads poses a health risk, particularly for intestinal blockages as the beads expand in water, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Capital Poison Center.
Some water beads may also contain the chemical acrylamide, a known carcinogen, according to the CPSC.
