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Some consumers have taken legal action against the firm, including a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in October.

It added that it was "unlikely" the recalled onions were "sold to grocery stores or directly to consumers".

Meta said the Commission had provided "no evidence" of harm either to competitors or consumers.

Inflation has already been a major concern for U.S. consumers, reaching a peak of 9.1% in June 2022 due to pandemic-related supply chain disruptions.

However, consumers and creators of queer content have found ways to thrive online through coded language or other censorship workarounds, according to Wang Shuaishuai, a lecturer at the University of Manchester who studies queer representation in Chinese media.