Food recalls
Food recalls in April 2023
The FDA listed 41 food recalls in its April 2023 Enforcement Reports, 5 fewer than in March 2023 (46) and 8 more than in April 2022 (33). 14 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (13).
Food recalls
41
Reports through April 26, 2023
Class I, the most serious
14
Could cause serious harm or death
March 2023
46
33 in April 2022
Every food recall in April 2023
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)
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. (Chester, IL): HyVee Hamburger Chili Macaroni Skillet Meal
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk”
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Class I (most serious)
Kar Nut Products Company (Madison Heights, MI): Sheila G's Gluten Free Reese's Pieces Brownie Brittle
Allergen not on the label. “Product is labeled "Gluten Free" but may contain undeclared wheat.”
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Class I (most serious)
North American Food Dist. Co., Inc. (West Sacramento, CA): Kagome Chuno Sauce 16.9 fl., oz plastic bottles (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Products contain soy that is not declared on the label.”
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Class I (most serious)
NSI Group LLC (Encino, CA): Volupta Organic Black Chia Seeds 64 oz
Salmonella. “Product testing was found positive for Salmonella.”
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Class II
Bakery Barn (Warsaw, OH): Tried and True Granola Co
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk allergen”
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Class II
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods Inc. (Elmwood Park, NJ): Trader Joe's Chickenless Crispy Tenders Net Wt
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign material in product (fibrous contaminant)”
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Class II
Gilman Cheese Corporation (Gilman, WI): 0.6 oz
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign material (plastic).”
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Class II
Natural Solutions Foundation (Newton, NJ): Dr
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product labeled and intended to mitigate, prevent, or treat COVID-19”
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Class II
NORTERA FOODS USA (Rochester, NY): WEGMANS STEAM CHOPPED SPINACH 12/12OZ Poly steam bags
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product may be contaminated with rodent hair and parts”
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Class II
Power Selles Imports dba Culinary Collective (Lynnwood, WA): Matiz Piparra Peppers are packaged in a clear glass jar
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “A shard of glass being found in one of the jars.”
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Class III (least serious)
Victoria Gourmet, Inc. (Woburn, MA): Natural Pak brand Bacon Glaze is packaged in 22.9oz (649g), white, cylindrical, plastic containers (2 products)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Package actually contains "Coffee Chili Rub" resulting in sea salt, ancho chile, espresso beans, mustard, coriander, ginger, oregano, chipotle chile being undeclared on the label”
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Class I (most serious)
California Splendor, Inc. (San Diego, CA): 400-lb (3 products)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product may be contaminated with Hepatitis A”
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Class I (most serious)
Mutual Trading Company Inc. (El Monte, CA): Kagome Chuno Sauce 30/10 fl oz Stock#24269 Ingredients (3 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergen; soy.”
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Class I (most serious)
Scenic Fruit Company, LLC (Gresham, OR): Frozen Organic Strawberries, Kirkland Signature, frozen (3 products)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Potential to be contaminated with hepatitis A.”
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Class I (most serious)
Seven Seas International USA LLC (Saint Petersburg, FL): Biltmore Smoked Sockeye Salmon - 4 oz
Listeria. “Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
Abbott Laboratories (Columbus, OH): Zone Perfect Fudge Graham bar 50g bars packaged in foil wrapped- 12 bars individually wrapped per cardboard carton
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential of foreign material (hard plastic) within product”
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Class II
B.C. Frozen Foods (Mission, Canada): 1
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product contains high levels of mold.”
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Class II
E S Foods (Woodbury, NY): 61247 Pop-Tart Fudge BB (15 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Animal Crackers in Meal Kits may contain metal shavings (bronze)”
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Class II
FKC LLC (Cincinnati, OH): Frisch's Tuna Salad packaged in 4lb plastic tubs - sold individually
“Condensation observed falling into food”
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Class II
Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC (Dallas, TX): Hiland Fat Free Chocolate Milk Vitamin A&D Naturally Flavored Half Pint (236 mL) UPC 72060 00133 4 packaged in a...
Lead or other chemicals. “A small number of cartons may contain food grade sanitizer”
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Class II
Impossible Foods Inc (Redwood City, CA): Impossible Chicken Nuggets Made From Plants packaged in the following names and package sizes (2 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign Material (wood)”
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Class II
Wellness Natural USA Inc. (Wilmington, DE): SimplyProtein Peanut Butter Chocolate Crispy 15-1.41 OZ (40 g) bar
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared cashew”
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Class II
White Castle System (Columbus, OH): White Castle Chicken Slider Individual sandwiches packaged as two sandwiches - 16 packages per case Unit Size...
Allergen not on the label. “Product packaged in incorrect labeling resulting in undeclared soy lecithin allergen”
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Class III (least serious)
Jost Chemical Co (Saint Louis, MO): Magnesium Citrate Tribasic Hydrate, USP, Ultrafine Powder sold in bulk 55 lb fiber box.
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Dietary ingredient had a Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC) above firm's specification.”
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Class III (least serious)
TIPPCON LLC (El Paso, TX): Perrona Hot Sauce Original with Chiltepin Peppers 5 fl oz (148ml) UPC 75 03016 55507 4 packaged in a PET bottle (3 products)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Mold growth on the outside of the bottle”
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Class I (most serious)
Clio LLC (Piscataway, NJ): Clio Strawberry Granola & Yogurt Parfait Bar Net Wt
Listeria. “Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class I (most serious)
Desserts by Helen, Inc. (Louisville, KY): Peanut Butter Pie
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product contained JIF peanut butter and was manufactured during the JIF recall time period in 2022. Product was recalled out of an abundance of caution.”
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Class I (most serious)
Perrigo Nutritionals (Charlottesville, VA): Gerber GoodStart SoothePro Infant Formula with Iron
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Infant Formula has the potential to be contaminated with Cronobacter spp.”
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Class I (most serious)
Winland Foods, Inc. (Atlanta, GA): Sysco Imperial Caesar Dressing NET CONTENTS 1 GAL (3.78 l) INGREDIENTS
Allergen not on the label. “The firm was notified by a customer that the outer case label indicates the product contains eggs. However, the primary product label does not include egg in the ingredient list.”
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Class II
DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC (Nashville, TN): Purity Sweet Acidophilus 1% Lowfat Milk packaged in paper half pint cartons - 50 cartons per case, Keep Refrigerated
Lead or other chemicals. “1% Low Fat Milk potentially contaminated with sanitizer”
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Class II
Eastland Food Corporation (Jessup, MD): Astor Chocolate Wafer Stick NWT WT
Allergen not on the label. “Cashews declared in ingredients statement but not in the contains statement.”
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Class III (least serious)
Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, CA): FURIKAKE SEASONED ROASTED SEAWEED FLAKES SPICY Product #38246 Brand name (2 products)
“Product was found to have the incorrect crustacean named on products”
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Class I (most serious)
LLK TRADING INC (Linden, NJ): SSS brand and K-Fresh branded Enoki Mushrooms Packaged in clear plastic 200g container
Listeria. “Xin Ao International Group Corp, 601 E. Linden Ave Linden NJ 07036is initiating a recall of Enoki Mushroom, 200g, Plastic Bag, 25 bags per case because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
THE ISH COMPANY (Greenville, DE): ISH Shrimpish Sample Meal Kit
Allergen not on the label. “undeclared soy proteins”
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Class II
BINDLE BOTTLE (Encinitas, CA): Stainless Steel Water Bottle The product comes in four sizes
“Water bottle has a cup with a screw cap attached by a weld that has been found to leach lead.”
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Class II
Danncy Vainilla (Laredo, TX): Danncy Vainilla Pure Mexican Vanilla Extract Clear Gluten Free Produced by Juan Miguel Anzaldua Gutierrez NET 33.8 FL...
“The firm's vanilla product contains coumarin, a prohibited substance.”
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Class II
Kawasho Foods USA, Inc (New York, NY): Geisha Medium Shrimp
“Canned shrimp discovered leaking and bulging.”
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Class II
Lemonland Food Corp (Kent, WA): Seasoned Dried Pollack distributed in un-labeled plastic containers 6oz. (31 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Seasoned Dried Pollack was recalled due to undeclared Fish (Pollack), Wheat, Soybean.”
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Class II
Mary's Gone Crackers (Reno, NV): Mary s Gone Crackers Super Seed Seaweed & Black Sesame Crackers Product Item number
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Product may be contaminated with foreign material”
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Class II
Rieckhoff Family Businesses, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA): Almost Famous Popcorn Poppy Chow
Allergen not on the label. “Peanuts are declared in the ingredients statement, but they are not declared in the allergen contains statement.”
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Class III (least serious)
Frito-Lay, Inc. Headquarters (Plano, TX): Rold Gold Original Classic Tiny Twists Pretzels in 16oz UPC 2840004768 packaged in a flexible bag
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy lecithin”
Why food was recalled in April 2023
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...) | 7 |
| Listeria | 3 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 2 |
| Lead or other chemicals | 2 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 1 |
| Salmonella | 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 26, 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.