Food recall

Middle East Bakery, Inc. recall: Joseph's Gluten Free Original Wrap

Middle East Bakery, Inc., of Lawrence, MA, recalled Joseph's Gluten Free Original Wrap. The FDA's reason: “Gluten free wrap contains gluten.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 25, 2020, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 20, 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 November 30, 2020

The recall

Company
Middle East Bakery, Inc. (Lawrence, MA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Gluten free wrap contains gluten”
Where it was sold
CA, CO, CT, DC, IL, MA, NC, NH, NJ, OK, RI, TN
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
85564

The product recalled

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

  • F-0939-2020 Class II

    Joseph's Gluten Free Original Wrap, 4 wraps, Net. Wt. 5.6 oz., UPC Code: 074117-003612

    Codes: Lot code 20070

    Quantity: 7,133 packages

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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 20, 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.