Food recall

Impossible Foods recall: Impossible Foods Bulk

Impossible Foods, of Oakland, CA, recalled Impossible Foods Bulk. The FDA's reason: “Piece of plastic was found in bulk product.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 21, 2019, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 17, 2019. 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 April 17, 2019

The recall

Company
Impossible Foods (Oakland, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Piece of plastic was found in bulk product.”
Where it was sold
CA, MD, NV, WA, ID, UT, MT,
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
82520

The product recalled

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

  • F-1274-2019 Class II

    Impossible Foods Bulk, 5 lb. vacuum sealed plastic-pack. Keep Frozen; This is a plant product that is looks like and is used like ground beef. UPC: (01) 00816697020036; Item # 60-00010

    Codes: OAK-19-050-001; Best is Used by June 19, 2019

    Quantity: 1,649 cases ( 4 x 5 lbs. packs 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 April 17, 2019.

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.