At least 470 people have reported illnesses after eating the company's lentil crumbles, but experts are stumped as to what's behind the severe symptoms.
On Monday, an Oklahoma woman, Carol Ann Ready,
On Monday, Rachel Drori, Daily Harvest’s CEO and founder, said in a statement that the company has been working with the Food and Drug Administration and other experts to investigate the issue, but that tests for common food-borne pathogens, toxins and allergens"have all come back negative." Ready alleges that her doctors told her the condition could cause"pain indefinitely" and recommended removing her"damaged gallbladder," which they did on Friday.last week, saying he had to get his gallbladder removed after eating the lentil product twice.Pearson posted that he has hired legal council, and referred NBC News to his lawyer in response to an interview request.
The company said on Monday that it is testing for a"wide range of toxins known as mycotoxins, including aflatoxins." About 28,000 units of the product were distributed to consumers in the U.S., according to the recall notice.
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