Angry customers have reported severe liver damage and other food poisoning symptoms after eating Revive Superfoods Mango + Pineapple Smoothies with tara flour.
Need a Texas Revive Superfoods Food Poisoning Lawyer? Collen A. Clark is a true advocate for his clients and is passionate about helping Texans that have been injured or wronged. If you or a loved one was diagnosed with liver damage or food poisoning after eating Revive Superfoods Mango + Pineapple Smoothies with tara flour, you should contact our lawyers immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a lawsuit.
What is Revive Superfoods?
Revive Superfoods is a subscription-based service that delivers frozen smoothies, soups, bowls and other snacks. The company is based in Canada and claims to deliver high-quality single-serving smoothies and bowls made with healthy fruits and vegetables, right to your door.
What is the problem?
Tara flour was an ingredient in Revive Superfoods Mango & Pineapple Smoothies. Although it is still unknown if the supplier is the same one that provided tara flour to Daily Harvest customers, many people who ate Revive Superfoods have reported similar liver damage symptoms.
Here is a Reddit thread with complaints: Revive Superfoods smoothies LIVER issues sickness extreme stomach pain.
The thread was posted by Zandi H., a singer from Nashville who received Revive Superfoods Mango & Pineapple smoothies as a promotion. She said, “I felt this clenching in my sternum and then it was going through like a stabbing pain straight through to my back.”. She was hospitalized four times with liver issues for 17 nights.
In June 2022, she learned about a recall for Daily Harvest French Lentil + Leek Crumbles after hundreds of people got sick, including around 100 people who were hospitalized with liver issues and gallbladder problems. Tara flour was linked to the illness outbreak.
What Symptoms Were Reported?
People have reported symptoms of liver damage and gallbladder problems, including:
- Stomach pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Body chills
- Fatigue
- Jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes)
- Itchy skin
- Dark urine
- Elevated liver enzymes
- Gallbladder problems
- Hospitalization
- Acute liver failure
- And more
What is Tara Flour?
Tara flour (or “tara protein”) is made from the seeds of the tara tree, which is native to the Andean Highlands of Peru in South America. Tara flour is sometimes called a “superfood” because it contains high levels of protein and fiber. It is sometimes used as a thickener in smoothies and other plant-based recipes.
What Should I Do?
Revive Superfoods has already pulled Mango & Pineapple Smoothies with tara flour off its website. Customers who complained about getting sick have been offered a $40 voucher for Revive Superfoods.
Anyone who believes that this product made them sick can report their illness to the FDA.
People who were diagnosed with liver issues or other severe symptoms may also qualify to file a lawsuit. Food poisoning lawsuits typically seek compensation for the illness, medical expenses, long-term health problems, lost wages for time unable to work, and work.
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