Food recall

Mars Food US recall: Uncle Ben's(R) Ready Rice GARDEN VEGETABLE, with PEAS, CARROTS, AND CORN

Mars Food US, of Rancho Dominguez, CA, recalled Uncle Ben's(R) Ready Rice GARDEN VEGETABLE, with PEAS, CARROTS, AND CORN. The FDA's reason: “Some pouches were filled with a different product that contains barley, a non-wheat source of gluten, which is not declared on the product packaging.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on July 16, 2014, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of August 20, 2014. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed March 1, 2016

The recall

Company
Mars Food US (Rancho Dominguez, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Some pouches were filled with a different product that contains barley, a non-wheat source of gluten, which is not declared on the product packaging.”
Where it was sold
Nationwide
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
68811

The product recalled

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

  • F-2312-2014 Class II

    Uncle Ben's(R) Ready Rice GARDEN VEGETABLE, with PEAS, CARROTS, AND CORN, NET WT. 8.8 OZ (250g), UPC 5480023334

    Codes: Code: Best Before Date 06/15 MADE IN CANADA with either 422GBBFP1[L or R] or 423AABFP1[L or R]

    Quantity: 1964 cases of 12 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 August 20, 2014.

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.