Food recall

Whole Alternatives Llc recall: Dried Apricots 6 oz UPC 7203670494

Whole Alternatives Llc, of Louisville, KY, recalled Dried Apricots 6 oz UPC 7203670494 and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Undeclared sulphur dioxide.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on November 16, 2012, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 26, 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

Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...)

Status

Terminated

Closed June 18, 2013

The recall

Company
Whole Alternatives Llc (Louisville, KY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Undeclared sulphur dioxide”
Where it was sold
Harris Teeter Distribution centers then to 210 stores over NC, SC, VA, FL, GA,TN, MD, DE, and District of Columbia
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
63734

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0830-2013 Class I

    Dried Apricots 6 oz UPC 7203670494

    Codes: All Lots 128522L 5/10/13 177532L 6/29/13 191522L 7/9/13 226562L 8/16/13 254512L 9/11/13 296532L 10/23/13

    Quantity: 15,900 (6oz) units

  • F-0831-2013 Class I

    Dried Golden Raisins 8 oz UPC 7203670490

    Codes: All Lots 142512L 5/21/13 156552L 6/6/13 184522L 7/3/13 233542L 8/25/13 275532L 10/3/13 303522L 10/31/13

    Quantity: 7220 (8oz) units

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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 December 26, 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.