Food recall

Whole Foods Market Group Inc. recall: Whole Foods Roasted Garlic Eggplant Soup

Whole Foods Market Group Inc., of Everett, MA, recalled Whole Foods Roasted Garlic Eggplant Soup. The FDA's reason: “Product labeled as Whole Foods Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Soup may contain Lobster Corn Bisque. Undeclared allergens: Shellfish, Milk.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 2, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 24, 2012. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed June 1, 2015

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market Group Inc. (Everett, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product labeled as Whole Foods Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Soup may contain Lobster Corn Bisque. Undeclared allergens: Shellfish, Milk”
Where it was sold
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63339

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0290-2013 Class I

    Whole Foods Roasted Garlic Eggplant Soup , 24oz plastic container UPC: 3640630269

    Codes: Sell By: October 04 2012

    Quantity: 360/24 oz

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of October 24, 2012.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.