Food recall

Whole Foods Market Northeast Regional Office recall: Whole Foods Markets Lobster Bisque Distributed by

Whole Foods Market Northeast Regional Office, of Englewood Cliffs, NJ, recalled Whole Foods Markets Lobster Bisque Distributed by. The FDA's reason: “Back label of Lobster Bisque product was mislabeled as Butternut Squash Soup (which contains fewer allergens [only milk] than the Lobster Bisque [milk, shellfish, wheat]).” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on December 27, 2016, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of February 8, 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

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed February 6, 2019

The recall

Company
Whole Foods Market Northeast Regional Office (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Back label of Lobster Bisque product was mislabeled as Butternut Squash Soup (which contains fewer allergens [only milk] than the Lobster Bisque [milk, shellfish, wheat])”
Where it was sold
CT, NJ and NY
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76126

The product recalled

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

  • F-1425-2017 Class II

    Whole Foods Markets Lobster Bisque Distributed by: Whole Foods Market, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07652 UPC: 8-80632-00100

    Codes: Lot 16354

    Quantity: 408 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 February 8, 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.