Food recalls
Food recalls in February 2020
The FDA listed 53 food recalls in its February 2020 Enforcement Reports, 10 more than in January 2020 (43) and 8 more than in February 2019 (45). 22 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (14).
Food recalls
53
Reports through February 26, 2020
Class I, the most serious
22
Could cause serious harm or death
January 2020
43
45 in February 2019
Every food recall in February 2020
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)
The Honest Stand (Louisville, CO): Hungry Root Dairy free Garlic Parm sauce
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen: Product contains both cashews and almonds, but only almonds were labeled on the physical product. Both allergens were labeled on the electronic ingredient statement provided to consumers when they purchased the product directly from Hungry Root Inc.'s website.”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Firm ordered by consent decree to recall all products because the products were prepared, packed, or held in violation of current good manufacturing practice regulation (cGMP).”
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Class II
Ardent Mills LLC (Commerce City, CO): Kroger Unbleached All Purpose Enriched Flour
Salmonella. “Product may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class II
CSM Bakery Products (Pleasant View, UT): 35 lb (12 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Pieces of plastic polymer were introduced into the sugar system.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergens of milk, almonds, and wheat”
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Class II
Green Water, LLC (Conifer, CO): Taspen's Organics Respiratory Tea (3 products)
“The products contain Coltsfoot, which is not to be used internally.”
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Class II
Hart Freeze Pack, LLC (Hart, MI): 3/8" diced IQF zucchini in 45 pound poly lined carton
Listeria. “potential contamination with Listeria Monocytogenes”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Soy. BBQ sauce was inadvertently used instead of Marinara sauce and BBQ sauce contains soy. The Vegetarian Lasagna finished product label does not declare soy.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “May contain pieces of food grade packing material”
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Class II
Suja Life LLC (Oceanside, CA): Suja Organic Ginger Bliss Fruit + Veggie Smoothie (4 products)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Firm was notified by supplier of an unapproved herbicide in raw material, flax, that was used in their juice product.”
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Class III (least serious)
Don Lee Farms (Mansfield, TX): Don Lee Farms Chipotle Black Bean Burger 12 pack/3Lbs
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “An ingredient used in the manufacture of finished product was discovered to have been grown using unapproved herbicide.”
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Class I (most serious)
Adm Milling (Decatur, IL): King Arthur All Purpose Flour 25# bags (19 products)
E. coli. “E.coli O26”
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Class I (most serious)
Kerry, Inc (Beloit, WI): DaVinci Gourmet, Classic Caramel Flavored Sauce
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk allergen due to an incorrect back label being placed on the product.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Possible L. mono contamination in hard boiled eggs”
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Class II
IL Nuts (Aventura, FL): Yossef Roasting Co
Allergen not on the label. “Product ingredient list does not declare SOY allergen”
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Class II
Market America Inc (Greensboro, NC): bliss anti-stress formula Dietary Supplement
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Potentially undeclared Yohimbe 83 and complaints of adverse reactions: upset stomach, jittery, sweaty, lightheaded or dizzy.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Incorrect ingredient label was put on salad product and does not declare eggs and wheat.”
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Class II
Sugar Foods Corporation (New York, NY): Granulate Pure Cane Sugar sold under the brand names of
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “They were notified by their supplier that the product may be contaminated with foreign material.”
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Class II
WORLDWIDE SEAFOOD PRODUCTS LLC (Perth Amboy, NJ): 103200 - TIDAL SEAFOOD YELLOWFIN TUNA 10 lb
Lead or other chemicals. “Product is being recalled due to potentially elevated levels of histamines.”
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Class III (least serious)
Morton Salt Inc. (Silver Springs, NY): MORTON SALT;THIS SALT DOES NOT SUPPLY IODIDE
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Canisters containing Iodized Salt are labeled with Plain Salt labels, causing dextrose and potassium iodide to be undeclared ingredients.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “The firm was notified by FDA & CDC of a potential Listeria monocytogenes genetic match between environmental samples from our facility and case patient samples associated with an illness outbreak.”
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Class I (most serious)
Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. (Charlotte, NC): TRADER JOE'S OLD FASHIONED Potato Salad NET WT (2 products)
Listeria. “The firm was notified by their supplier of boiled eggs that the eggs my be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Beepas LLC (Beloit, WI): Beepa's Original Goulash Starter
Allergen not on the label. “Beepa's Goulash Starter contains undeclared milk.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Ducktrap River of Maine LLC (Belfast, ME): Ducktrap River of Maine Herring Center Cuts in Wine Sauce
Allergen not on the label. “Herring in Wine Sauce contains undeclared milk”
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Class I (most serious)
Laubscher Cheese Company, Ltd. (Mercer, PA): Laubscher Cheese Co.
Listeria. “Laubscher Cheese Company, LTD , has initiated a recall of Shredded Cheese, because samples of the shredded cheese were found positive for Listeria Monocytogenes”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Products recalled due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class I (most serious)
Quesos La Ricura, Ltd. (Hicksville, NY): QUESOS LA RICURA brand Queso Cotija
E. coli. “Possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).”
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Class I (most serious)
Rachael's Food Corporation (Chicopee, MA): Rachael's brand and Big Y brand Protein Snack Packs
Listeria. “Product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Sprouts Unlimited Inc (Marion, IA): Clover sprouts packaged in 4 oz packages, Sprouts Unlimited, Inc
E. coli. “The firm's sprout products are linked to an outbreak of E. coli O103 illness in Iowa.”
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Class I (most serious)
Sun Valley Foods (Detroit, MI): 3.1-oz (2 products)
Listeria. “Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in hard boiled eggs”
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Class I (most serious)
The H.T. Hackney Co. LLC (Lenoir City, TN): Fresh Location Protein Snack Tray 6.44oz (2 products)
Listeria. “Product potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class II
Cargill, Inc Corporate Headquarters (Wayzata, MN): Marigold, INC
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The firm was notified that foreign material was in the product.”
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Class II
Compania Nacional de Chocolates DCR S.A. (San Pablo, Costa Rica): Granuts BBQ Mix
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergens (wheat and soy).”
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Class II
Golden State Foods (Irvine, CA): Garlic Parmesan Sauce (4 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Notification by supplier of a recall of starch ingredient due to metal fragments. Ingredient was used in the manufacture of finished products.”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product label does not contain Crustacean Shellfish on the ingredient list or allergen information”
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Class II
MUNK PACK INC (Greenwich, CT): Munk Pack Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Nut & Seed Bar (4 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Product may contain undeclared milk”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared codfish powder”
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Class II
Tres Coronas Bakery (Ontario, OR): Flour Tortillas are packaged in clear plastic bags
Allergen not on the label. “undeclared wheat.”
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Class I (most serious)
Dianne's Fine Desserts (Newburyport, MA): Sienna Chocolate Turtle Brownie (frozen)
Allergen not on the label. “Brownie product contains undeclared peanuts”
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Class I (most serious)
FIVE STAR FOOD INC (Garden City, MI): Excellent tahina (sesame tahini) 800 g and 400 g jars
Salmonella. “product samples positive for salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Great American Deli, LLC (Ooltewah, TN): Egg Salad Sandwich
Listeria. “Almark Foods issued recall for potential Listeria monocytogenes in ingredient used by firm's supplier.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “May contain undeclared milk allergen”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Almark Foods issued recall for possible Listeria monocytogenes in eggs, which is an ingredient used in the production of egg salad.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Potential to contain undeclared milk and coconut.”
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Class II
ASK Foods Inc (Palmyra, PA): ASK Foods Inc., KRAB SALAD
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The product has the potential to contain metal pieces.”
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Class II
H.L. Foodservice, Inc. dba H.L. Foods Co. (Los Angeles, CA): Ground Ginger in clear plastic bags
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Ground ginger does not properly identify addition of sulfites on the package label.”
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Class II
Healthy Food Ingredients, LLC (Fargo, ND): Organic IntegriPure Cold Milled Flaxseed
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product is being recalled due to detection of an unapproved herbicide.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign material. Potential for fragments of stainless steel wire in the product. Fragments are approximately 0.19mm in diameter with varying lengths of 1mm 20mm in length.”
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Class II
Kindroot LLC (Redondo Beach, CA): kindroot adaptogems
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Inspection by California Department of Public Health found that product label did not include fish as the source of collagen peptides.”
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Class II
Truong Phu Xanh Co., (Quang Ngai, Vietnam): Frozen Yellowfin Tuna, Product of Vietnam
“Elevated histamine levels.”
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Class II
Salmonella. “Product was found positive for Salmonella”
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Class III (least serious)
Attilio A Merlino and Associates Inc (Seattle, WA): Garbanzo Beans, Merlino Foods brand
“Product is recalled due to the potential presence of glyphosate.”
Why food was recalled in February 2020
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 | 14 |
| Listeria | 12 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 7 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 6 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 4 |
| E. coli | 3 |
| Salmonella | 3 |
| 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 February 26, 2020.
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.