Food recall

H-E-B Corpus Christi Operations recall: HEB Homestyle White Corn Tortillas

H-E-B Corpus Christi Operations, of Corpus Christi, TX, recalled HEB Homestyle White Corn Tortillas. The FDA's reason: “Foreign material, possibly corn husk, present in corn tortillas.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 9, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 18, 2017. 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 March 1, 2017

The recall

Company
H-E-B Corpus Christi Operations (Corpus Christi, TX)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Foreign material, possibly corn husk, present in corn tortillas.”
Where it was sold
Texas
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
75927

The product recalled

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

  • F-1244-2017 Class II

    HEB Homestyle White Corn Tortillas, 12 Count and 30 Count packaged in clear plastic bags.

    Codes: UPC codes: 4122058841 and 4122058742; Best by dates Dec 17 and Dec 18, 2016

    Quantity: 10,941 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 January 18, 2017.

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.