Food recall

InHarvest, Inc. recall: White Quinoa

InHarvest, Inc., of Woodland, CA, recalled White Quinoa. The FDA's reason: “Firm was notified by customer that some bags of White Quinoa actually contain Israeli Couscous and therefore do not declare wheat as an ingredient or allergen.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 9, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 7, 2018. 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 23, 2018

The recall

Company
InHarvest, Inc. (Woodland, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Firm was notified by customer that some bags of White Quinoa actually contain Israeli Couscous and therefore do not declare wheat as an ingredient or allergen.”
Where it was sold
One customer in MN
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79208

The product recalled

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

  • F-0830-2018 Class II

    White Quinoa; 16 oz. (454g) bags with clear panel in front; UPC: 0 72431 00195 6 Brand name Lunds & Byerlys Quinoa ingredients: White Quinoa Couscous ingredients: Israeli Couscous (wheat flour, rosemary extract). Contains: Wheat. Produced for Lunds & Byerlys, Edina, MN.

    Codes: Best by Feb 11, 2019

    Quantity: 120 cases (12 x 16 oz. bags per case)

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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 March 7, 2018.

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.