Food recalls
Food recalls in December 2022
The FDA listed 20 food recalls in its December 2022 Enforcement Reports, 18 fewer than in November 2022 (38) and 26 fewer than in December 2021 (46). 5 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (6).
Food recalls
20
Reports through December 28, 2022
Class I, the most serious
5
Could cause serious harm or death
November 2022
38
46 in December 2021
Every food recall in December 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)
Comercializadora Pepsico Mexico, (Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico): Gamesa Arcoiris Marshmallow Cookies, Naturally and Artificially Flavored 15.5 Oz
Salmonella. “Potential to contain Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
UTOPIA FOODS INC (Glendale, NY): Utopia brand Enoki Mushroom
Listeria. “Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
It'll Be Pizza, LLC. (Sanford, ME): 22 oz Blonde (7 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Product may be contaminated with foreign object (debris from packaging).”
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Class II
Kerry Inc (Rome, GA): KERRY PRE IDQ 61-03 TND 50# 227262 300-121584
Allergen not on the label. “The firm is recalling their flour based breading due to the presence of egg allergen which is not listed on the label.”
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Class II
Rocky Mountain Pies, LLC (South Salt Lake, UT): Red Button Vintage Creamery French Silk Pie
Allergen not on the label. “Pies labeled as Red Button French Silk may contain Turtle Cream Pies containing almonds which are not declared on the French Silk label.”
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Class II
Tri-Union Frozen Products Inc (El Segundo, CA): King Oscar Anchovies Flat Fillet in Olive Oil 2 oz
Lead or other chemicals. “Anchovies found to have elevated levels of histamine”
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Class II
St. Jean's Coast Mountain Resources Ltd. (dba) St. Jean's Ca (Nanaimo, Canada): Sardines in tomato sauce packed in cans labeled in part, "WILD PACIFIC SARDINES RAINCOAST TRADING TM***IN TOMATO...
“Canned sardines in tomato sauce recalled due to high levels of histamine.”
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Class I (most serious)
Boston Baking Inc. (Hyde Park, MA): Boston Baking Mini Crumb Cake - individually wrapped - 3 oz
Allergen not on the label. “undeclared pecans (treenuts)”
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Class I (most serious)
GREEN DAY PRODUCE (Vernon, CA): Enoki Mushroom Net wt
Listeria. “Product found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class II
Bek12 Inc (Arlington Heights, IL): ARASHAN brand mixed dried fruit packaged in 1lb clear plastic bags with a sticker label
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared sulfites”
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Class II
Betty Buzz LLC (New York, NY): Betty Buzz Sparkling Grapefruit - Non-alcoholic Beverage & Mixer Container Description
“Beverage has off-odor”
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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
Nestle-USA, Inc. (Corporate Office) (Arlington, VA): Nestle Toll House Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough packaged in 15oz tubs - 4 tubs per case
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential of foreign material within product.”
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Class II
SUBURBAN BREAD CO. (Urbandale, IA): Big Sky Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Chip Granola (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “The product labeling does not list sub-ingredients which contains milk, not declared in the ingredients or contains statement.”
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Class II
Taylor Farms Northwest, LLC (Kent, WA): Taylor Farms Carrot - Celery Sticks, Refrigerated & Ready To Eat product (3 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Metal fragment. A piece of metal about 3/4 inch was found in retail package.”
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Class II
Weis Markets, Inc., Ice Cream Division (Sunbury, PA): Weis Quality Premium Ice Cream Sea Salt Caramel Ripple 1.5 Quart (1.42 L) UPC 041497-01288
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy and coconut”
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Class I (most serious)
fayeon distributors inc. (Montclair, CA): Choi Heong Yuen Bakery Almond Cakes in round metal container Ingredients
Allergen not on the label. “Product may contain undeclared milk”
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Class II
Amys Kitchen Inc (Petaluma, CA): Amy's Kitchen Gluten Free Bean and Cheese Burrito 5.5 oz
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Product may contain foreign material: pieces of plastic”
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Class II
Fudgeamentals LLC (Melville, NY): Fudgeamentals Chocolate Fudge Bites (8 oz)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Fudge contains undeclared tree-nuts”
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Class III (least serious)
Perfect Day Inc (Berkeley, CA): Coolhaus Dairy Free Cookie Dough Lyfe Frozen Dessert Sandwich 3 pk units - 8.75 oz (2.9 oz./unit) UPC
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Presence of coliform found in 3rd party lab samples”
Why food was recalled in December 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 | 6 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 5 |
| Listeria | 2 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 2 |
| Lead or other chemicals | 1 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 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 December 28, 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.