Food recalls
Food recalls in December 2021
The FDA listed 46 food recalls in its December 2021 Enforcement Reports, the same as in November 2021 (46) and 5 more than in December 2020 (41). 13 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was metal, plastic, glass or other objects (14).
Food recalls
46
Reports through December 29, 2021
Class I, the most serious
13
Could cause serious harm or death
November 2021
46
41 in December 2020
Every food recall in December 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)
Allergen not on the label. “Sandwiches contain undeclared egg and milk.”
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Class II
Calise & Sons Bakery, Inc. (Lincoln, RI): Golden Flax Seed Scala Bread,
Allergen not on the label. “Contains undeclared sesame seeds”
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Class II
Cesarina Bakery, Inc (Seminole, FL): Cesarina Cookies, Assorted Cookies (10 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Milk”
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Class II
COCA COLA Consolidated LLC (Charlotte, NC): Coca-Cola cola (2 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential presence of foreign matter in container.”
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Class II
“Inhibitory substance was detected.”
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Class II
GIVE AND GO (Etobicoke, Canada): two-bite carrot cake cupcakes 10 oz (31 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential for metal in product”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared fish allergen”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared Yellow #5”
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Class III (least serious)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Possible plastic within final product packaging.”
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Class I (most serious)
International Golden Foods Inc (Bensenville, IL): Al Kanater Tahini Sesame Seeds
Salmonella. “potential contamination with Salmonella”
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Class II
FLAGSHIP FOOD GROUP LLC (Eagle, ID): Frozen cauliflower, TJ Farms Select brand
Listeria. “Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY (Chicago, IL): Kool-Aid cherry drink mix powder 19 oz (14 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “potential for glass and metal in product”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The firm was notified by customers that the product contained metal fragments”
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Class II
Livia Global (Visalia, CA): Livia One Organic Daily Topical Spray Probiotics (3 products)
“Probiotic products contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa .”
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Class II
Salmonella. “Potential Salmonella contamination.”
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Class II
RIPPLE FOODS PBC (Berkeley, CA): Ripple Dairy-Free
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Complaint led investigation found the presence of Bacillus Cereus in one lot of product.”
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Class III (least serious)
MORTON SALT INC (Chicago, IL): Morton Iodized Salt
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product labeled to contain iodized salt actually contain salt not fortified with iodine.”
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Class III (least serious)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign object found in bottle”
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Class III (least serious)
The Mustard Man Inc (Massillon, OH): The Mustard Man Inc Simply Peppered Mustard 8oz plastic bottles
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Wrong Product in packaging - Simply Peppered Mustard bottles were filled with Simply Horsey Mustard”
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Class I (most serious)
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate, Inc. (Lititz, PA): Wilbur Dark Chocolate Triple Covered Malted Milk Balls
Allergen not on the label. “Product recalled because of the presence of undeclared peanuts.”
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Class I (most serious)
ELLENOS REAL GREEK YOGURT - SEAT (Federal Way, WA): Mango Real Greek Yogurt
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Egg.”
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Class I (most serious)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product bottle has potential to become pressurized over time. When consumer opens a bottle, the cap, capsules, and product powder could be forcefully expelled, and customers may sustain injuries to their hands and eyes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk allergen”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk and egg”
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Class II
CONAGRA BRANDS (Chicago, IL): Birds Eye Broccoli Tots, frozen
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Small rocks and metal fragments in the product”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential to contain glass”
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Class II
Spice House (Evanston, IL): The Spice House Sichuan Chile BBQ Rub 2.7oz glass jar UPC 816328028240
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared sesame”
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Class II
The Coca Cola Company (Northampton, MA): Minute Maid Fruit Punch (3 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “May contain foreign object (metal bolt or washer)”
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Class II
Trader Joes Company (Monrovia, CA): Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
Allergen not on the label. “Popcorn containing butter (milk) was found co-mingled with Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips - undeclared milk allergen.”
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Class III (least serious)
“Beetles were found in the pea ingredient used in the side compartment of the tray.”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy allergen in frozen pizza”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Onions are being recalled by Keeler Family Farms due to potential Salmonella contamination.”
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Class I (most serious)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Product contains undeclared sulfites.”
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Class I (most serious)
J F C International Inc (Commerce, CA): WEL-PAC Brand Shrimp Dashi No Moto - Powdered Shrimp Stock
Allergen not on the label. “Manufacturer notified US supplier that powdered shrimp stock did not declare fish (hydrolyzed protein that contains bonito, sardine and tuna), on the label.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Voluntary recall due to possible contamination with Salmonella Oranienburg in onions from Chihuahua Mexico.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The firm was notified by an ingredient supplier of the potential small metal fragments in one of the ingredients.”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “The company has received off flavor and off aroma complaints identified with the recalled lot. After analysis it was found that the products contained unlabeled sulfites.”
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Class II
MOTTS LLP (Williamson, NY): Motts No Sugar Added Apple Sauce - 3.9 oz.
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Apple sauce may contain foreign object (metal)”
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Class II
Lead or other chemicals. “Product contains elevated levels of lead and cadmium”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Product may be contaminated with foreign material (metal)”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Cream is declared in the Ingredients statement and Dairy is declared in the Contains statement. Milk is not declared.”
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Class I (most serious)
MARY RUTH ORGANICS (Los Angeles, CA): MaryRuth's Organic Infants Liquid Probiotic
“Internal testing found the presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the product.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Products that were on HOLD for potential foreign materials was accidently released into commerce. The products released may be contaminated with small plastic foreign material.”
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Class III (least serious)
Empresas La Famosa, Inc. (Toa Baja, PR): Mr
“Discovered swollen cans”
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Class III (least serious)
Ukrop's Homestyle Foods, LLC (North Chesterfield, VA): Garden Side Salad 6.95oz (2 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Product may be contaminated with foreign objects (plastic fragments)”
Why food was recalled in December 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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| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 14 |
| Allergen not on the label | 13 |
| Salmonella | 4 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 3 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 2 |
| Listeria | 2 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 2 |
| 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 December 29, 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.