Food recalls
Food recalls in August 2022
The FDA listed 35 food recalls in its August 2022 Enforcement Reports, 1 fewer than in July 2022 (36) and 5 more than in August 2021 (30). 11 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (9).
Food recalls
35
Reports through August 31, 2022
Class I, the most serious
11
Could cause serious harm or death
July 2022
36
30 in August 2021
Every food recall in August 2022
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)
TOVALA (Chicago, IL): Tovala Gochujang-Glazed Salmon Bowl meal No.18-A (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Product contains undeclared peanut”
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Class II
“Potential leaking/pinholes in bottle”
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Class II
Salmonella. “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared ingredients including blue #1 and yellow#5”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Due to the potential presence of a foreign material (hard plastic pieces) in baked good products.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen - Wheat”
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Class III (least serious)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Cumin mislabeled as cinnamon”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergens; fish, shellfish, egg, wheat, and soy”
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Class I (most serious)
Blue Diamond Growers (Sacramento, CA): Whole Brown Almonds (bulk)
Salmonella. “Firm's internal sampling identified a positive Salmonella result on Item 00113 that was on hand at the firm on 7/15/2022. Firm elected to hold all inventory between the sanitation break from 7/5/2022 - 7/18/2022. Some product from within that time frame was shipped to customers. Although none of...”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Product may be contaminated Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Product contains undeclared almonds.”
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Class I (most serious)
Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, CA): Marutomo Dashi Soup Base
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergens; wheat and soy.”
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Class II
Lead or other chemicals. “Detectable levels of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).”
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Class II
FACTOR (Aurora, IL): Factor Shrimp & Asparagus Risotto with pesto green beans 14.2oz. (6 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Products contain an arborio rice ingredient that was recalled by the supplier because it contains glass”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared wheat”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The firm was notified by their rice supplier that the product may contain small pieces of glass.”
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Class II
Minn Dak Growers, Ltd. (Grand Forks, ND): Fancy Buckwheat Flour
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign Material - plastic”
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Class II
SWEET LOREN'S (New York, NY): Sweet Loren's Place and Bake Sugar Cookie Dough
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Gluten free labeled cookie dough contains gluten”
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Class I (most serious)
Big Olaf Creamery LLC dba Big Olaf (Sarasota, FL): Big Olaf, Frozen Ice Cream to include all flavors
Listeria. “Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
BrandStorm Inc (Van Nuys, CA): Natierra Nature & Earth Organic Blueberries Ingredients
Lead or other chemicals. “Elevated levels of lead detected as a result of testing conducted by Maryland Department of Health.”
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Class II
NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS (Lehi, UT): Aivia Whey Protein+ Power Herbs Vanilla Bean (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Label declares Whey but does not declare Milk.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “The product may contain trace amounts of coconut, which is not declared on the labeling. Laboratory analysis was unable to detect any coconut allergen, however the firm has decided to recall out of an abundance of caution.”
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Class II
Smirks Ltd (Fort Morgan, CO): Organic Amaranth
Salmonella. “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class I (most serious)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared Tadalafil”
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Class I (most serious)
Pecan Deluxe Candy Company, Inc. (Dallas, TX): Double Fudge Blend (04-3118-35) 35lbs
Allergen not on the label. “Potential to contain undeclared peanuts”
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Class I (most serious)
Shopaax.com (Newark, DE): Kingdom Honey Royal Honey VIP The Ultimate Power Source
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared Sildenafil”
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Class II
Ragozzino Foods, Inc. (Meriden, CT): Creamy Parmesan Risotto
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Product may contain foreign material, specifically glass.”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Acidified/Low Acid dietary supplement with no approved process.”
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Class II
United Natural Foods, Inc. (Chesterfield, NH): FROZEN PREPARED FOODS 1 (15 products)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Two food trailers holding various types and brands of frozen foods were temperature abused during deliver to two retail stores.”
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Class II
Salmonella. “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Fuchs North America, Inc. (Hampstead, MD): Za'atar Seasoning, Cust Part # Lot No
Salmonella. “The product may be potentially positive for Salmonella due to one of the sub-ingredients (oregano) testing positive for Salmonella.”
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Class II
Bumble Bee Foods, LLC (San Diego, CA): Bumble Bee Smoked Clams Shucked Easy Open NET WT
Lead or other chemicals. “Detectable levels of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).”
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Class II
Listeria. “Listeria monocytogenes contamination.”
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Class III (least serious)
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc (Monterey, CA): Simply Nature Organic Spring Mix 16 oz
“Potential to contain hairy nightshade.”
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Class III (least serious)
Leeann Chin, Inc (Burnsville, MN): Lee Ann Chin Thai Peanut Sauce
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Sauce found to have a pH higher than specifications.”
Why food was recalled in August 2022
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 | 9 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 5 |
| Salmonella | 5 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 3 |
| Lead or other chemicals | 3 |
| Listeria | 3 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 3 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 2 |
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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 31, 2022.
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.