
The company warned consumers to stop using the product immediately and follow recommendations in the voluntary recall notice for securing and returning the product to a Walmart store.Ĭustomers were asked to double-bag the bottle in clean, clear zip-top resealable bags and place it in a small cardboard box. The company also sent letters to another 263 customers with no email addresses on record and placed calls to a small number of other customers with no available email or physical address.


Walmart also emailed more than 2,000 customers who purchased the product at one of its roughly 55 stores that sold it as part of a pilot program. 22 and alerting them of the recall based on company records that they may have purchased one of six scents since February 2021 that were recalled. Walmart emailed each person who purchased the product online, sending letters to consumers on Oct. The CDC also urged clinicians not to rule out melioidosis as a possible diagnosis in children and those who were previously healthy and without known risk factors for melioidosis. Providers should not rule out melioidosis just because a patient has not traveled outside the U.S., according to the CDC.

“Healthcare providers should watch for any acute bacterial infection that doesn’t respond to normal antibiotics and consider melioidosis, especially if the patient was exposed to the implicated spray during the previous 21 days,” the CDC reported. “The strain of bacteria that sickened the patients was similar to those found most often in South Asia, which led CDC to suspect that an imported product may have been involved in the patients’ illnesses,” according to the CDC. CDC officials found that the strains of bacteria that sickened the patients closely matched each other, suggesting they had a common source of infection. The CDC linked the illness to the product by using whole genome sequencing. The company listed each of the stores on its website. Of course, you can use a blender if another bulky machine doesn't suit your budget or space, but there's no doubt a frozen drink machine makes a fun addition to any celebration.The product safety commission issued its recall on Oct. Once the shaved ice dispenses into the jar, it’s blended with the drink mixture. The most common margarita makers have a compartment for ice and work by shaving it into a jar that the user pre-fills with their desired drink mixture. " The appeal of margarita makers is the ability to blend just before serving to ensure the most homogenous mixture," says Nicole Papantoniou, senior testing editor in the Good Housekeeping Institute Kitchen Appliances and Technologies Lab. You might wonder, though: Can I save the money and use my blender instead? While similar in theory, a margarita machine and a blender do have inherent differences.

A creamy, frosty margarita is a particularly welcome component to any backyard barbecue on a scorching hot day, especially while bars are closed. If you typically pop a bottle of rosé or grab an ice-cold brew from the beer fridge come five o'clock but wish you had more options at home, a frozen drink machine might be a nice addition to your home bar.
