Food recall

Global Juices & Fruits LLC recall: Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Lentil Trio product containing a blend of red split, black and green lentils, labeled...

Global Juices & Fruits LLC, of Eagle, ID, recalled Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Lentil Trio product containing a blend of red split, black and green lentils, labeled.... The FDA's reason: “Gluten-Free lentils product tested positive for gluten and some pouches were found to contain barley, wheat, and possibly other gluten-containing grains.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 2, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of April 15, 2020. 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

See FDA's words below

Status

Terminated

Closed December 29, 2020

The recall

Company
Global Juices & Fruits LLC (Eagle, ID)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Gluten-Free lentils product tested positive for gluten and some pouches were found to contain barley, wheat, and possibly other gluten-containing grains.”
Where it was sold
distributed in IL, NY, and OH.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85107

The product recalled

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

  • F-0878-2020 Class II

    Nature's Earthly Choice Organic Lentil Trio product containing a blend of red split, black and green lentils, labeled Gluten-Free, packaged in stand up resealable pouch, 12 oz. (340 g), UPC 6 79948 10006 8. The product's label is read in parts: "*** Gluten-Free *** ORGANIC LENTIL TRIO ***Red Split, Green and Black Lentils *** INGREDIENTS: ORGANIC RED LENTILS, ORGANIC GREEN LENTILS, AND ORGANIC BLACK LENTILS*** LENTILS ARE FROM USA AND/OR CANADA*** Packed in the USA ***Distributed by: Natures's Earthly Choice Eagle, ID 83616***".

    Codes: Lots: 09-27-2020 A; 09-28-2020 A; 09-29-2020 A; 10-01-2020 A

    Quantity: 5070 cases or 30,420 pouches total

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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 15, 2020.

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.