Food recall

Brett Anthony Foods recall: The product is in the form of a salad kit

Brett Anthony Foods, of Elk Grove Village, IL, recalled The product is in the form of a salad kit. The FDA's reason: “Consumers found a piece of wire in Green Quinoa Cous Cous Salad.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on August 20, 2015, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 9, 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 July 14, 2016

The recall

Company
Brett Anthony Foods (Elk Grove Village, IL)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Consumers found a piece of wire in Green Quinoa Cous Cous Salad.”
Where it was sold
The product was sent to one distributor. The distribution center is Whole Foods Midwest Distribution center, Munster Indiana.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
72042

The product recalled

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

  • F-0341-2016 Class II

    The product is in the form of a salad kit. It contains two plastic bags and one plastic container. The contents are; salad 3.7 lbs/bag, arugula 2.5 oz/bag, and a 1.2 lb cup of dressing.

    Codes: UPC 27020800000, Best By Date: 82115, 82315

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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 9, 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.