Food recall

Middle East Bakery, Inc. recall: Joseph's Mini Whole Wheat Pita, labeled as 100% STONE GROUND Whole Wheat Bread NET WT

Middle East Bakery, Inc., of Lawrence, MA, recalled Joseph's Mini Whole Wheat Pita, labeled as 100% STONE GROUND Whole Wheat Bread NET WT and 9 other products. The FDA's reason: “Product may contain undeclared soy.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 30, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 22, 2015. 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 July 26, 2016

The recall

Company
Middle East Bakery, Inc. (Lawrence, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may contain undeclared soy.”
Where it was sold
Product is picked up at Middle East Bakery by independent drivers that supply markets in their territory. The headquarters representative for each firm that potentially received product was notified as a result the downstream customers (retail stores) were notified by their corporate offices. The Josephs brand name products were distributed in markets in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and in the following stores: Market Basket, Stop & Shop, Shaws, Hannaford and Big Y. The Trader Joes products were distributed only in Trader Joe's stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
70425

The 10 products recalled

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

  • F-1956-2015 Class I

    Joseph's Mini Whole Wheat Pita, labeled as 100% STONE GROUND Whole Wheat Bread NET WT. 8 OZ (227g), UPC 074117000420. Product is packaged in a plastic bag.

    Codes: Sell by February 5, 2015

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1957-2015 Class I

    Josephs Mini White Pita, labeled as Josephs Enriched Pita bread NET WT. 8 OZ (227 g), UPC 074117000413. Product is packaged in a plastic bag.

    Codes: Sell by February 5, 2015

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1958-2015 Class I

    Josephs White Lavash, labeled as Josephs Lavash Roll-Ups Six Square Breads NET WT. 14 OZ (397 g), UPC 074117000697. Product is packaged in a plastic zip top bag.

    Codes: Sell By: February 17, 2015

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1959-2015 Class I

    Trader Joe's 8 oz. Apocryphal 100% Whole Wheat Pita, UPC 00146326 and Trader Joe's 10 oz. Apocryphal 100% Whole Wheat Pita, UPC 00146333

    Codes: Sell By FEB 05 printed on the plastic closure tab

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1960-2015 Class I

    Trader Joe's Pocketful of Fiber Pita Bread, UPC 00945097

    Codes: ALL sell by dates printed on the plastic closure tab.

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1961-2015 Class I

    Trader Joe's 8 oz. Pita Bread, UPC 00146340 and Trader Joe's 10 oz. Pita Bread, UPC 00146142

    Codes: Sell By FEB 05 and FEB 06 printed on the plastic closure tab

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1962-2015 Class I

    Trader Joes Organic Pita Pocket Bread 100% Whole Wheat, UPC 00721196, with a sell by date of FEB 03 printed on the plastic closure tab.

    Codes: Sell by date of Feb 03

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1963-2015 Class I

    Joseph's Pita Bread, NET WT. 11 OZ, UPC 074117000147, with a sell by date of February 5, 2015 printed on the plastic closure tab. Product is packaged in a plastic bag.

    Codes: Sell by date of February 5, 2015

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1964-2015 Class I

    Trader Joe's Mini Pitas, UPC 00193856

    Codes: Sell by date of "FEB 05" printed on the plastic closure tab.

    Quantity: N/A

  • F-1965-2015 Class I

    Trader Joe's Mini Whole Wheat Pitas, UPC 00637138

    Codes: Sell by date of "FEB 05" printed on the plastic closure tab.

    Quantity: N/A

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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 April 22, 2015.

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.