Food recall

Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc. recall: Central Market All Natural Mediterranean Hummus

Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc., of Ward Hill, MA, recalled Central Market All Natural Mediterranean Hummus and 3 other products. The FDA's reason: “Product contains foreign material.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 19, 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 II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Metal, plastic, glass or other objects

Status

Terminated

Closed November 16, 2018

The recall

Company
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc. (Ward Hill, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product contains foreign material.”
Where it was sold
Direct to TX.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
81366

The 4 products recalled

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

  • F-0069-2019 Class II

    Central Market All Natural Mediterranean Hummus, NET WT 10 OZ (284g), UPC: 0 41220 91513 2

    Codes: Lot: 13H18

    Quantity: 37,521 (total for all products)

  • F-0070-2019 Class II

    Central Market All Natural Traditional Hummus TOPPED WITH SESAME SEEDS, NET WT 10 OZ (284g).

    Codes: Lot: 13H18

    Quantity: 37,521 pieces (total for all products)

  • F-0071-2019 Class II

    HEB Select Ingredients ROASTED GARLIC HUMMUS PREMIUM QUALITY NET WT 8 OZ (227g) UPC 0 41220 33495 7 and NET WT. 16 OZ (1 LB) 454g), UPC 0 41220 67250 9

    Codes: Lot: 03H18

    Quantity: 37,521 pieces (total for all products)

  • F-0072-2019 Class II

    HEB Organics TRADITIONAL HUMMUS, NET WT. 8 OZ (227g), 4 pack, UPC: 0 41220 79565 9, Keep Refrigerated contains individual units, NET WT. 2 OZ (56g).

    Codes: Lot: 03H18

    Quantity: 37,521 pieces (total for all products)

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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.