Food recalls
Food recalls in August 2021
The FDA listed 30 food recalls in its August 2021 Enforcement Reports, 4 more than in July 2021 (26) and 3 fewer than in August 2020 (33). 12 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (8).
Food recalls
30
Reports through August 25, 2021
Class I, the most serious
12
Could cause serious harm or death
July 2021
26
33 in August 2020
Every food recall in August 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)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “The required pre-market notifications for these new infant formulas have not been submitted to the FDA. Some products contain less than 1 milligram of iron per 100 Calories and may not provide adequate iron for some infants, particularly infants born prematurely or with a low birth weight, had...”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Ingredient used possibly contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Ingredient used in manufacturing tested positive for Salmonella”
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Class II
Chicken of the Sea; Thai Union (El Segundo, CA): Chicken of the Sea Genova Meal Kit
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Promotional Genova Meal Kits included products prepared in home kitchen that did not meet quality standards.”
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Class II
Cocanu LLC (Portland, OR): Moonwalk 70% dark chocolate bar
Allergen not on the label. “Lactose is declared but milk is not declared on label.”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Products contain Yellow #5 but it is not declared on the label”
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Class III (least serious)
CB DISTRIBUTION LLC (Waynesboro, MS): Cotton Blues Cheesecake Co
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Incorrect Ingredient Labeling”
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Class I (most serious)
DSD Merchandisers, Inc. (Livermore, CA): Dark Chocolate Malt Balls in plastic container
Allergen not on the label. “Firm notified by customers that product labeled as Dark Chocolate Malt Balls had Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter malt balls inside - undeclared peanuts.”
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Class I (most serious)
IHERB LLC (Pasadena, CA): Solumeve Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides, Turmeric + MCT and Ginger
Allergen not on the label. “Informed by contract manufacturer that the MCT ingredient used in their product was under recall due to undeclared milk.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Firm was notified by supplier of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) that it contained undeclared milk allergens.”
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Class II
Listeria. “potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class II
Molly and Me Pecans (Holly Hill, SC): MOLLY & ME PECANS all natural PRALINE PECANS
Allergen not on the label. “The firm was notified during an inspection by the State that the product contains undeclared soy.”
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Class II
Monfefo LLC (Brooklyn, NY): Monfefo brand Turmeric Shot
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product was not manufactured according to specifications.”
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Class III (least serious)
MAGNOLIA VEGETABLE PROCESSORS (Brundidge, AL): Wickles Relish 16oz glass jars - 6 jars per case
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Wrong Label applied to Product.”
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Class I (most serious)
Eillien's Candies, Inc. (Green Bay, WI): Blain's Farm & Fleet Select Dark Chocolate Amaretto Pecans
Allergen not on the label. “Dark Chocolate Amaretto Pecans contain undeclared almonds.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Carrot products may be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class II
Avanti Frozen Foods (East Godavari, India): Cooked, Peeled and Deveined, Tail-on, Shrimp
Salmonella. “Potential contamination with Salmonella in frozen cooked shrimp”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Potential to be contaminated with bacteria”
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Class II
Listeria. “May be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class I (most serious)
Eat Gangster, LLC (Wichita, KS): Eat GANGSTER, Oatmeal Schmoatmeal Cookie Mix
Salmonella. “Baking mixes contained an ingredient, tigernut flour, which was recalled because it was potentially contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class I (most serious)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Sulfites not disclosed on labeling”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Positive rainwater test for Listeria monocytogenes. The rainwater came in contact with product.”
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Class II
Amys Kitchen Inc (Petaluma, CA): Amy's Bowls, Tortilla Casserole & Black Beans
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential of pieces of rubber gasket from production equipment in Tortilla Casserole Bowl.”
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Class II
BLUE ROBINS INC (Torrance, CA): Choujuki White Bread 6 slices
Allergen not on the label. “Internal label review found that their labeling did not properly declare milk (sub ingredient of margarine) or as an allergen”
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Class II
Del Monte Foods, Inc (Walnut Creek, CA): Del Monte Fresh Cut Golden Sweet Whole Kernel Corn
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Firm discovered that some containers exhibited post-process spoilage during additional inspection and deployment of product at Distribution Center.”
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Class II
Dole Fresh Fruit Company (Crum Lynne, PA): Dole Fresh Picked-Emballes frais Blueberries/Bleuets
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Canadian Food Inspection Agency tested blueberries and found Cyclospora cayetanensis.”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Lack of functioning Temperature Indicating Devices in retorts”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Shake base contains undeclare milk due to wrong outer-label stating product is Smoothie Base.”
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Class III (least serious)
NOW Health Group Inc. (Bloomingdale, IL): Now Real Food Organic Steel Cut Oats
“Specific lot of Organic Steel Cut Oats, may actually contain Organic Beet Sugar”
Why food was recalled in August 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 | 8 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 6 |
| Salmonella | 6 |
| Listeria | 3 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 3 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 2 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 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 August 25, 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.