Food recall

Cuisine Innovations Unlimited, LLC recall: Earth Grown Vegan Traditional Falafel NET WT 12 OZ (340g)

Cuisine Innovations Unlimited, LLC, of Lakewood, NJ, recalled Earth Grown Vegan Traditional Falafel NET WT 12 OZ (340g) and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Possible presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.” The FDA classified it Class I: it could cause serious harm or death. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 6, 2022, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of November 2, 2022. 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

E. coli

Status

Terminated

Closed June 30, 2023

The recall

Company
Cuisine Innovations Unlimited, LLC (Lakewood, NJ)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Possible presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli.”
Where it was sold
Distributed to Distributors in IL, MO, KS, IN, OH, IN, PA, WI, NY, NC, Il, MI, TN, MD, FL, CT, TX, GA, VA, and AL. Product is then further distributed to retail stores throughout the US.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
90970

The 2 products recalled

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

  • F-0140-2023 Class I

    Earth Grown Vegan Traditional Falafel NET WT 12 OZ (340g), 12 pieces UPC:4 0991002 24337

    Codes: Lots 1472, 1481, 1531, 1532, 1541, 1552, 1561, 1581, 1601, 1611, 1612, 1661, 1682, 1732, 1752, 1762, 1782, 1802, and 1812

    Quantity: 31,810 cases/190,860 units (total)

  • F-0141-2023 Class I

    Earth Grown Vegan Garlic & Herb Falafel NET WT 12 OZ (340g), 12 pieces UPC:4 0991002 24344

    Codes: Lots 1472, 1481, 1531, 1532, 1541, 1552, 1561, 1581, 1601, 1611, 1612, 1661, 1682, 1732, 1752, 1762, 1782, 1802, and 1812

    Quantity: 31,810 cases/190,860 units (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 November 2, 2022.

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.