Food recalls
Food recalls in August 2023
The FDA listed 50 food recalls in its August 2023 Enforcement Reports, 7 more than in July 2023 (43) and 15 more than in August 2022 (35). 12 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (25).
Food recalls
50
Reports through August 30, 2023
Class I, the most serious
12
Could cause serious harm or death
July 2023
43
35 in August 2022
Every food recall in August 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)
Freshy Foods, LLC (New Orleans, LA): Team Fresh & Go (3 products)
Listeria. “potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
Bickel's Snack Foods Inc (York, PA): Butter Flavored Popcorn Naturally & Artificially Flavored
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared sesame”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product spoiled due to temperature abuse.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Potential to contain undeclared soy & wheat ingredients.”
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Class II
Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, LLC (Arlington, TX): Multiple FDA-regulated products
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Potential exposure to rodents and rodent activity in the warehouse.”
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Class II
Pearson Foods Corporation (Grand Rapids, MI): Pearson Foods Lettuce Romaine
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Potentially contaminated with deer feces”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “The firm discovered that bottles labeled as Fanta Orange Zero Sugar actually contains regular Fanta Orange. The regular product contains 73g of sugar where the Fanta Zero contains 0g of sugar.”
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Class I (most serious)
Heinens (Warrensville Heights, OH): Heinen's Fresh Ground Cashew Butter
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergens: Possible Peanut Butter and/or Almond Butter mixed into Cashew Butter container.”
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Class I (most serious)
Richin Trading Inc (Alhambra, CA): Tim Heung Yuen Black Melon Seed 6 oz.
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergens; soy and wheat”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign object; rocks.”
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Class II
Daily Meals Corp (Hollywood, FL): VEROCCA, Locally Handmade, ALFAJOR
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen - Wheat, Milk, and Soybean Oil”
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Class II
G.O. Corporation (Minneapolis, MN): Lettuce Mix w 20 Romaine, Produce Code 421009 (8 products)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Romaine lettuce may be contaminated with deer feces.”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product may be contaminated with deer feces.”
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Class II
E. coli. “potential contamination with E coli”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Egg, Milk, Wheat”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Potential presence of deer fecal matter.”
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Class III (least serious)
BLUE TRITON (Zephyrhills, FL): 1964 Zephyrhills 100% Natural Spring Water 16.9 FL Oz (500 mL)
“Bromate in finished product exceeds the MCL of 10ppb.”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared peanut”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “The firm's retail placard posted on display case declares milk in the ingredients statement, but the placard declares "Contains Dairy" only.”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “undeclared walnuts in ingredient and contains statement”
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Class III (least serious)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “may contain small pieces of metal, approximately 1mm in size or less”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared sesame. Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds product containing sesame was packaged and labeled with Paleo Java Nuts About Energy Balls with Cacao, Coffee & Pumpkin Seeds labels that did not declare sesame.”
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Class I (most serious)
Cava Foods LLC (Laurel, MD): Cava Spicy Hummus UPC 89832800227 Net Wt
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared sesame”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Possible microbiological contamination, specifically Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
ONO LLC (San Diego, CA): ONO Vegan Blueberry Muffin Protein Overnight Oats
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk”
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Class I (most serious)
Rich Products Corp (Buffalo, NY): Member's Mark brand BREADED MOZZARELLA STICKS
Allergen not on the label. “Product contains undeclared egg and soy.”
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Class I (most serious)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “The firm was notified that their labels do not list the allergens wheat and sesame.”
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Class I (most serious)
US Waffle Company, INC. (Liberty, SC): Vans gluten free ORIGINAL WAFFLES
Allergen not on the label. “The firm was notified, by a consumer, that the product contains undeclared Wheat.”
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Class II
Bellingham Pasta Co (Bellingham, WA): Semolina Shells (13 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Pasta label declares semolina flour but does not declare wheat.”
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Class II
C&E Farms, Inc. (Oxnard, CA): Romaine lettuce packed in bulk 45-lb mini-bins
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product potentially contaminated with deer feces”
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Class II
ECLIPSE FOODS CO (Berkeley, CA): Caramel Butter Pecan Cup 14 fl oz
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential ink pen pieces; foreign object.”
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Class II
RMJV, LP dba Fresh Creative Foods (Vista, CA): Fresh Creative Foods Caesar Salad Kit
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product potentially contaminated with deer feces”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Ice cream grab n go Pint containers' labels do not declare any ingredients including allergens Coconut.”
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Class I (most serious)
“Potential choking hazard”
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Class II
Cassanos Inc (Dayton, OH): San Marco Premium Dough on Parchment (14 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen - Soy Flour”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergen; milk.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Label declares orzo and feta cheese but does not declare orzo pasta (wheat) and Milk.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Potential to contain undeclared tree nuts, peanuts and wheat due to allergen cross contamination.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Mondelz Global LLC (Mondelz) has initiated a recall of various products - belVita Breakfast Sandwich Dark Chocolate Creme and belVita Breakfast Sandwich Cinnamon Brown Sugar with Vanilla Creme, because of undeclared peanut allergen due to cross contamination.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy”
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Class II
Wow Factor Desserts (Sherwood Park, Canada): WOW! Factor Desserts Berry Burst Slab Cake
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Possible norovirus contamination”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Does not declare the major food allergen "milk"”
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Class III (least serious)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Flour may have filth.”
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Class II
Jost Chemical Co (Saint Louis, MO): Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate, USP, Powder
Lead or other chemicals. “Zinc Sulfate Monohydrate, USP may contain elevated levels of lead.”
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Class II
Milmar Food Corp (Goshen, NY): SPRING VALLEY brand POTATO BLINTZES
Allergen not on the label. “Product contains undeclared milk.”
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Class III (least serious)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “FDA sample analysis of Natural Systems brand Multi Vitamin, 60 Tablets, found the magnesium content as 33.5% of the amount declared in label.”
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Class III (least serious)
Trinidad Benham Corp (Denver, CO): GARBANZO BEANS, SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET
“This recall has been initiated due to detection of glyphosate residues above tolerance.”
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Class III (least serious)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Winter Gardens Quality Foods, 304 Commerce St., New Oxford, PA 17350 is initiating a recall of Trader Joes, Unexpected Broccoli Cheddar Soup , 20 oz. film sealed plastic container with lid, further packaged in cardboard case, keep refrigerated , because the product has insects in the frozen...”
Why food was recalled in August 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 | 25 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 11 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 3 |
| Listeria | 3 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 3 |
| E. coli | 1 |
| Lead or other chemicals | 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 30, 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.