LANSING (WWJ) The Michigan Department of Health and Human Service (MDHHS) is warning residents about a huge recall of Diamond-Shrumz brand products: mushroom-infused chocolates and gummies. This comes after more than two dozen people have been hospitalized nationwide.
In a news release, MDHHS said Michigan residents are urged to stop “eating, selling, or serving” any of flavor of Diamond-Shrumz-brand Microdosing Chocolate Bars, Infused Cones, or Macro-Dose and Micro-Dose gummies.
You should throw them out, according to MDHHS.
The agency is also demanding that retailers and wholesalers stop distributing them.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with Premium Prophet Blends, issued the recall on June 27th. You can see a list of product names and order numbers here.
48 people across 28 states have reported getting sick from the products, and 27 hospitalizations are believed to be linked to them, MDHHS said.
Those states include: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota and Tennessee.
No cases have been confirmed in Michigan as of yet.
According to NBC News , the FBI is investigating a death possibly linked to Diamond-Shrumz products.
On their website, Diamond-Shrumz said their products include only “legal” mushrooms including Lion’s Mane, Reishi and Chaga. They added their chocolates and gummies contained no psilocybin, the hallucinogenic substance otherwise known as “magic mushrooms.” Psilocybin is classified in the Controlled Substances Act, meaning it has a high potential for abuse and is not approved for medical treatment.
However; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a previous alert issued against the company on June 12 , said the Diamond-Shrumz, products “might contain undisclosed ingredients including illicit substances, other adulterants, or potentially harmful contaminants that are not approved for use in food.”
"Undisclosed ingredients" are becoming an increasing problem with a wider availability of cannabis-or-mushroom-containing products marketed as gummy candy, chocolate or other snacks, CDC said.
Because Diamond-Shrmuz markets their products as “candies”, parents are encouraged to discuss the potential risks of the product with their children under the age of 18, MDHHS said.
The hospitalized people reported a range of severe symptoms including seizures, central nervous system depression including loss of consciousness, confusion and sleepiness, agitation, abnormal heart rates, hyper/hypotension, nausea and vomiting.
To get a refund, consumers can contact Prophet Premium Blends by phone at 209-314-0881 or by email at info@diamondshruumz.com with their order number.
According to MDHHS, retailers and wholesalers should contact their sales representative to initiate the return of the Diamond-Shrumz brand products. Prophet Premium Blends promised to issue refunds to retailers and wholesalers.
Anyone who experiences symptoms after consuming these products should seek medical treatment and/or call the Poison Help Line at 800-222-1222; MDHHS said.
To report symptoms, ask questions or get additional information, call MDHHS at 844-464-7327, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or email at MDHHS-eht@michigan.gov which is monitored daily Monday through Friday.
The MDHHS asked that healthcare providers report to the illnesses to them at 844-464-7327 or MDHHS-eht@michigan.gov or call the Poison Help Line at 800-222-1222.
You can view the company recall at Prophet Premium Blends Recalls Diamond Shruumz Products Because of Possible Health Risk | FDA. To monitor updates about this investigation, visit Investigation of Illnesses: Diamond Shruumz-Brand Chocolate Bars, Cones, & Gummies (June 2024) | FDA .
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