More than 89 people fell ill after eating Chobani Greek yogurt made in Twin Falls, following reports that consumers ingested a produce that tasted "really odd."
Food and Drug Administration spokesperson Tamara Ward spoke to the Times-News on Monday, saying that a few customers claimed they'd experienced nausea and cramping.
A link between the bouts of sickness and the popular yogurt brand has not yet been confirmed for sure, but Ward told the Associated Press that the FDA is putting pressure on Chobani to continue removing certain items from supermarket shelves.
Chobani notified various establishments carrying the sour product to get rid of yogurt from its Idaho warehouse, bearing a 16-012 code last week. Those particular yogurts carried a kind of mold ordinarily found in dairy products that brought forth a "fizzy" or "wine"-like taste.
Health specialists told AP the yogurt's mold isn't an intense threat, but the company did acknowledge the "mold can act as an opportunistic pathogen for those with compromised immune systems."
Chobani spokesperson Amy Juaristi said 95 percent of the moldy yogurts had been removed from shelves as of last Thursday.
The recall was a voluntary one, since the mold didn't present an immediate food safety issue.
Juaristi said the company had pinpointed the place where the moldy yogurt was first made-their Twin Falls, Idaho plant seemed to be the location pumping out sour yogurt. The company said they would make moves to stop this from happening in the future, but did not specify further.
