Food recall

Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc. recall: Cedar's Chickpea Salad

Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc., of Ward Hill, MA, recalled Cedar's Chickpea Salad. The FDA's reason: “Product may contain undeclared edamame (soy).” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 17, 2018, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of October 31, 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 I

It could cause serious harm or death

Why

Allergen not on the label

Status

Terminated

Closed November 13, 2018

The recall

Company
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc. (Ward Hill, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may contain undeclared edamame (soy).”
Where it was sold
AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, TX, UT, VT, and WI.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
81314

The product recalled

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

  • F-0068-2019 Class I

    Cedar's Chickpea Salad, packaged in an 8oz plastic container, UPC: 044115337767. Product is refrigerated.

    Codes: Sell By Dates from 9/23/18 - 11/9/18.

    Quantity: 61,377 pieces

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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 October 31, 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.