Food recall

Bob Evans Farms (BEF) recall: Bob Evan's Original Mash Potato 2lbs (32 oz) packaged in black plastic tray with clear film and corrugate sleeve...

Bob Evans Farms (BEF), of New Albany, OH, recalled Bob Evan's Original Mash Potato 2lbs (32 oz) packaged in black plastic tray with clear film and corrugate sleeve.... The FDA's reason: “Potential for foreign material - Red Plastic.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on March 4, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of March 27, 2024. 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 4, 2024

The recall

Company
Bob Evans Farms (BEF) (New Albany, OH)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Potential for foreign material - Red Plastic”
Where it was sold
Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
94177

The product recalled

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

  • F-1085-2024 Class II

    Bob Evan's Original Mash Potato 2lbs (32 oz) packaged in black plastic tray with clear film and corrugate sleeve overwrap. 6 units per case

    Codes: Batch No. 2392939 Lot No KCL1 4-18-2024 Product No 10000534 UPC 75900005349 Packer No KCL1 Best By 4/18/24

    Quantity: 410 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 27, 2024.

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.