Food recalls
Food recalls in February 2023
The FDA listed 33 food recalls in its February 2023 Enforcement Reports, 3 more than in January 2023 (30) and 1 more than in February 2022 (32). 7 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (15).
Food recalls
33
Reports through February 22, 2023
Class I, the most serious
7
Could cause serious harm or death
January 2023
30
32 in February 2022
Every food recall in February 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)
Taylor Farms Maryland, Inc. (Annapolis Junction, MD): Wegmans Asian Chop Salad Kit Net Wt
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared eggs and milk in salad”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Vietnamese Coffee cheesecake is recalled because Coconut is declared in the ingredients statement, but Coconut is not declared in the Contains statement.”
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Class II
Pepsico Inc (Purchase, NY): Starbucks frappuccino Vanilla
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign object (glass).”
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Class II
W & W Dairy, LLC (Monroe, WI): El Tapatio Queso Fresco, Mexican Style Crumbling Cheese
“Product does not contain an ingredient statement.”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy”
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Class III (least serious)
Heidi Remington (Talent, OR): Lemon Almond Blueberry Bread
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Soy Lecithin. Firm used Canola Oil spray as a releasing agent but finished products label does not declare Soy Lecithin”
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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
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Mislabeled products; product did not have the ingredients list listed.”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Raw material tested positive for Cronobacter sakazakii.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Plastic fragments. There is potential for Lexan Plastic to be in the product.”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Cookies may contain undeclared peanut residue.”
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Class III (least serious)
SKINNY DIPPED (Seattle, WA): Skinny Dipped Dark Chocolate Cocoa Almonds (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Peanut.”
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Class III (least serious)
The Original Cakerie Ltd. (London, Canada): Super Size Golden Harvest Carrot Cate
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Pieces of cashew and almond were found in box of walnuts which were used to make carrot cake.”
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Class I (most serious)
Exportadora Copramar Ltda. (Linares, Chile): James Farm brand Frozen Red Raspberries
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product may be contaminated with Hepatitis A Virus.”
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Class I (most serious)
E. coli. “Possible contamination with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (non-O157:H7 STEC)”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Product contains undeclared wheat.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Metal (stainless steel) object found in retail food product.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy and egg”
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Class II
B.C.S. International Corporation (Long Island City, NY): DR SNACK brand Crystal Ginger
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Product contains undeclared sulfites (4.11 mg/serving).”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Jack Fruit containing high amount of sulfites that are not declared on the product label”
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Class II
Joy Joys Bakery LLC (Lakewood, WA): Ube Spanish Bread (3 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Wheat. Label declares flour but does not specify wheat flour.”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “The recalled product did not meet the pre-kill step processing specifications and has the potential to be spoiled.”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Product recalled due to undeclared niacin.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Frozen Breakfast sandwiches and breakfast burritos have been found to contain milk that is not declared on the label.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Parsley imported from Mexico was found to be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
FreshPoint South Florida, Inc. (Pompano Beach, FL): FC Parsley Curly Chopped Fine
Salmonella. “Parsley imported from Mexico was found to be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “The recalled product contains undeclared milk, soy, peanuts, tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews), and sulfites”
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Class II
BAKERY ON MAIN (East Hartford, CT): Full Circle Market Organic Oat & Honey Granola
Allergen not on the label. “Product may contain undeclared almonds.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk and wheat”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared wheat and milk allergens”
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Class II
Salmonella. “Product(s) may be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class II
Woodland Foods LLC (Waukegan, IL): D'allesandro Hickory Smoked Almonds
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk”
Why food was recalled in February 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 | 15 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 4 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 4 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 3 |
| Salmonella | 3 |
| E. coli | 1 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 1 |
| Listeria | 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 22, 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.