Food recalls
Food recalls in April 2021
The FDA listed 40 food recalls in its April 2021 Enforcement Reports, 6 more than in March 2021 (34) and 4 more than in April 2020 (36). 13 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (13).
Food recalls
40
Reports through April 28, 2021
Class I, the most serious
13
Could cause serious harm or death
March 2021
34
36 in April 2020
Every food recall in April 2021
Newest first, by the date of the weekly FDA Enforcement Report that first listed it. FDA's own words are in quotes.
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Class I (most serious)
Amra Services Ltd. (Port Coquitlam, Canada): Glutenull Goji Berries & Chocolate Cookies
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk.”
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Class I (most serious)
Real Water, Inc. (Henderson, NV): Real Alkalized Water, concentrate (2 products)
“FDA was notified of cases of acute liver failure after consumption of Real Water”
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Class I (most serious)
RISE BAKING COMPANY (York, PA): Dawn Food Products (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergen on label. The product label does not list Hazelnut.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign object found in bottle.”
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Class II
QUIRCH FOODS (Coral Gables, FL): Yellowfin Tuna portions Frozen IVP-CO Treated
“Fish decomposition and histamines”
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Class II
Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. (Beaverton, OR): Freshness Guaranteed Macaroni Salad Amish
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Wheat and/or Egg. The bottom label of Macaroni Salad Amish was mis-labeled as Red Potatoes salad or Baked Beans. The label of the Red Potatoes salad declares EGG only but does not declare WHEAT. The label of the Baked Beans does not declare EGG and WHEAT.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “White Corn Tortilla Chips may contain undeclared milk”
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Class II
“Product does not meet regulatory standards for proper pasteurization.”
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Class II
Tropicana Products, Inc. (Bradenton, FL): KeVita Cucumber Rosemary (primary package)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Firm initiated a recall because of mislabeling of bottled product inside case.”
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Class II
USA LANKA INC (Elmont, NY): Motha Jelly Crystals - Mixed Fruit Flavoured Jelly (5 products)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Jelly contains undeclared FD&C yellow #5 and blue #1, and unapproved carmoisine (E122)/dye 14720/acid red 14”
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Class III (least serious)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “One lot of uncooked shrimp was inadvertently packaged as cooked shrimp.”
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Class III (least serious)
“Elevated water activity level in shelf-stable products.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “The firm was notified by their contract manufacture that the product contains undeclared hazelnuts.”
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Class I (most serious)
Surtidoras Bakery Inc (Auburn, WA): Oreo 3-Milk Cake (Oreo Tres Leches Cake)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared hazelnut in Chocolate Truffles cake topping.”
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Class II
Bonduelle USA Inc. (Brockport, NY): El Sembrador Peas and Carrots, poly bags (2 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Product may contain a foreign object (blue plastic).”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Wasabi Flavor Seaweed snack is incorrectly packaged in Original Seaweed Flavor package which does not declare FD&C Yellow 5 and FD&C Blue No 1.”
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Class II
Starwest Botanicals, Inc (Sacramento, CA): Starwest Botanicals Item#
E. coli. “Presence of E. coli species”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “The firm received positive test results for Listeria monocytogenes during in house environmental sampling on one of their meat slicers.”
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Class I (most serious)
Sabra Dipping Company, LLC (South Chesterfield, VA): Sabra Dipping Co, Classic Hummus
Salmonella. “Potential Salmonella contamination”
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Class I (most serious)
Schlotterbeck & Foss, LLC (Westbrook, ME): Taste of Inspirations Garlic Parmesan Wing Sauce
Allergen not on the label. “Contains undeclared fish”
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Class I (most serious)
Simply Delicious Inc. (Boulder, CO): Bobo's Maple Pecan Oat Bars
“Two consumer complaints were received for peanuts in maple pecan bars.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared tree nuts (pistachios)”
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Class II
B&G Sweet Heat Peppers (Mead, WA): B&G Sweet Heat Pepper Dip, Ready To Eat, Refrigerated
Allergen not on the label. “Cream Cheese and Sour Cream are declared, but milk is not declared on label.”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “The product was found to contain undeclared yellow# 6, verified via private lab analysis.”
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Class II
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY (Chicago, IL): Quaker Rice Crisps Sweet Barbecue Flavor
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Soy”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Ingredient containing mold was used in production”
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Class II
Tippins (Kansas City, KS): Tippin's Country Gravy
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “The firm recieved consumer complaints of premature spoilage of the refrigerated gravy product.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Metal fragment was found in product.”
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Class III (least serious)
Horizon Nut Company, LLC (Tulare, CA): Roasted Salted In shell Pistachios 3 lb
“Product may have low levels of imidacloprid in excess of the tolerance of 0.05 ppm.”
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Class III (least serious)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Vitamin D3 stability sample analyzed and found to be less than 100% of label claim.”
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Class III (least serious)
Sea World, LLC (San Juan, PR): Crimson Snapper Fillet, Natural Cut CO Treated
“Fish decomposition.”
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Class I (most serious)
KAREEM MART INC (Garden City, MI): Kareem Chef Halva 1lb and 2lb sizes in plastic tub (3 products)
Salmonella. “Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Nuts.com (Cranford, NJ): Nuts.com brand Diced Dried Figs packaged in 1lb stand up gusset pouches.
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared almonds in diced fig product”
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Class I (most serious)
Wilton Industries Inc (Naperville, IL): Wilton Rainbow Chip Crunch Sprinkles (6 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk”
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Class II
AMPI (New Ulm, MN): AMPI Buttermilk Powder, formula 219
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The Buttermik powder may contain a Foreign Material (metal).”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Potential to contain undeclared egg”
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Class II
Grace Kennedy Foods USA LLC (Wood Ridge, NJ): La Fe Brand Frozen Peppers and Onions 16 oz bags.
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Presence of plastic in bagged frozen peppers and onions.”
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Class II
J & J Distributing Company (Saint Paul, MN): tastebuds Taco Platter (10 products)
Listeria. “Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Queso Cheese dip may contain foreign material (metal).”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Metal fragment. The small thin metal piece is around 0.5 inch long without sharp edges, was found inside chocolate bar.”
Why food was recalled in April 2021
Chartly groups FDA's written reasons by their key words; each recall counts once, under its first matching reason.
| Reason | Recalls |
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| Allergen not on the label | 13 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 7 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 3 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 3 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 2 |
| Listeria | 2 |
| Salmonella | 2 |
| E. coli | 1 |
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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 28, 2021.
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.