Food recall

4 Earth Farms formerly Mcl Fresh Inc recall: Brussel Sprouts 98.5% of product was packaged for retail and 110 cases were bulk Brands

4 Earth Farms formerly Mcl Fresh Inc, of Commerce, CA, recalled Brussel Sprouts 98.5% of product was packaged for retail and 110 cases were bulk Brands. The FDA's reason: “Organic Brussel Sprouts tested positive for Chlorpyrifos by the State of California.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on February 2, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 15, 2023. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed March 13, 2023

The recall

Company
4 Earth Farms formerly Mcl Fresh Inc (Commerce, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Organic Brussel Sprouts tested positive for Chlorpyrifos by the State of California”
Where it was sold
California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Maryland, Washington, Utah, Texas, New Jersey, Colorado, Canada (Toronto), Wyoming, South Carolina, Maine, Missouri, Alabama, Louisiana, Nevada, Tennessee, North Carolina, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Michigan.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
91619

The product recalled

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

  • F-0414-2023 Class III

    Brussel Sprouts 98.5% of product was packaged for retail and 110 cases were bulk Brands: 4 Earth Farms, Trader Joe s, Wegman s, O Organics, STO Kroger. Unit size: 2lbs (plastic bag), 1lbs (mesh bag and plastic bag), 14 oz (plastic bag), 12 oz (plastic bag), 10 oz (plastic bag), 10 lbs (carton box), 25 lbs (carton box). Containers:Plastic bag, mesh bag, and carton box.

    Codes: Best by 02/04/23, 02/08/23, 02/09/23, 02/10/23, 02/12/23.

    Quantity: 7,135 finished cases

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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 March 15, 2023.

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.