Food recall

Falcon Trading Co., Inc. recall: Conventional Desiccated Coconut - Medium Shred 25 lb

Falcon Trading Co., Inc., of Royal Oaks, CA, recalled Conventional Desiccated Coconut - Medium Shred 25 lb and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Firm noticed stainless steel wire fragments, approximately .2 MM in diameter and between 1 to 3 inches in length in shredded coconut received from supplier in Sri Lanka.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on May 22, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of July 8, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed August 10, 2015

The recall

Company
Falcon Trading Co., Inc. (Royal Oaks, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm noticed stainless steel wire fragments, approximately .2 MM in diameter and between 1 to 3 inches in length in shredded coconut received from supplier in Sri Lanka.”
Where it was sold
DE, CA, TX, OK, LA,
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
71341

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-2784-2015 Class II

    Conventional Desiccated Coconut - Medium Shred 25 lb. bags. Exp date: 20.11.2015 Item code: 001120; UPC: 086700011201 Imported by Falcon Trading Company Inc/Sun Ridge Farms, Royal Oaks, CA Country of Origin - Sri Lanka

    Codes: Lot number DCM -101 and DCM - 102. Expiration: 20.11.2015

    Quantity: 726 x 25 lb. sacks

  • F-2785-2015 Class II

    Sunridge Candy-Coconut Chews, Vanilla. 10 lb. box. Item code: 023617; UPC: 086700936177 Falcon Trading Company Inc/Sun Ridge Farms, Royal Oaks, CA

    Codes: Lot number 1081545 and 1101545

    Quantity: 156 x 10 lb.cases

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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 July 8, 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.