Food recall

Mccall Farms Inc recall: Happy Harvest Leaf Spinach

Mccall Farms Inc, of Effingham, SC, recalled Happy Harvest Leaf Spinach. The FDA's reason: “Canned spinach is being recalled due to the potential to contain boiled peanuts instead of spinach.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 19, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 9, 2018. The recall is still going on.

How serious

Class I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Ongoing

The recall

Company
Mccall Farms Inc (Effingham, SC)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Canned spinach is being recalled due to the potential to contain boiled peanuts instead of spinach.”
Where it was sold
Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
79912

The product recalled

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

  • F-1412-2018 Class I

    Happy Harvest Leaf Spinach; Net Wt. 13.5 oz (383g); Ingredients: Spinach, Water, Salt. Distributed by Aldi Inc. Batavia, IL 60510; Product of USA; Manufactured In A Facility That Processes Peanuts and Soy. May Contain Peanuts and Soy. Packaged in a steel 2-piece can.

    Codes: Lot Code: SPIN71A23IX Use by January 2021; UPC: 041498131289

    Quantity: 739 cases (12 - 13.5 oz cans/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 May 9, 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.