Food recalls
Food recalls in July 2021
The FDA listed 26 food recalls in its July 2021 Enforcement Reports, 25 fewer than in June 2021 (51) and the same as in July 2020 (26). 9 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (11).
Food recalls
26
Reports through July 28, 2021
Class I, the most serious
9
Could cause serious harm or death
June 2021
51
26 in July 2020
Every food recall in July 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)
LSG SKY CHEFS (Irving, TX): Circle K Chicken Salad Sandwich
Listeria. “The firm is recalling Circle K brand Chicken Salad Sandwiches "best buy" date of 6/7/21 through 7/9/21 because the chicken used is subject to a national recall issued by Tyson Foods due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Nutralliance Inc (Yorba Linda, CA): Medium Chain Triglyceride (MCT) Powder 50% from Coconut / CocoTrim packaged in 20 kilogram brown bags with plastic... (2 products)
“Ingredient tested positive for milk allergen.”
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Class II
San Diego Coffee, Tea and Spice (Oceanside, CA): Pow Pow Powders (4 products)
Allergen not on the label. “FDA inspection found that various smoothie mixes sold to restaurants did not include ingredient list or allergen information (undeclared milk)”
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Class III (least serious)
Bountiful Trading Inc (New York, NY): Kroger brand, Vitamin D3 125 mcg softgels
“Vitamin D dietary supplement may contain Coq10”
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Class III (least serious)
Heidi Remington (Talent, OR): Heidi's Brownies is packaged in saran wrap in a plastic bag with a twist tie
Allergen not on the label. “Soy Lecithin listed in ingredients statement but soy is not mentioned in the contains statement.”
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Class I (most serious)
Crustaces Baie-Trinite Inc. (Baie-Trinite, Canada): Cooked Snow Crab, Brine Frozen Sections
Listeria. “Cooked frozen snow crab sections potentially contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class II
Bazzini LLC (Allentown, PA): Trader Joes Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cup
Allergen not on the label. “Potential undeclared peanut allergen.”
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Class II
Bea Lydeckers Naturals Inc (Oregon City, OR): Living Free Nerve & Muscle Plus Cetyl-Myristoleate Herbal and Glandular Supplement (6 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Label declares lecithin but does not declare soy lecithin.”
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Class II
Caribbean Belize LLC (Ville Platte, LA): Caribbean Belize Spices Caribbean Rub
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Wheat Allergen”
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Class II
WATSON LA INC (Diamond Bar, CA): Watson Pickled Garlic Ail Marine
Lead or other chemicals. “40 cases of product that had been detained by FDA for high lead levels were distributed.”
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Class II
Beechnut Nutrition (Amsterdam, NY): Beech-Nut brand Single Grain Rice Baby Cereal
Lead or other chemicals. “Product may contain elevated levels of inorganic arsenic (above 100ppb)”
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Class II
FO-ND, LLC. (dba Firebird Artisan Mills) (Harvey, ND): Firebird Artisan Mills Gluten Free Organic Brown Rice Flour
Salmonella. “Organic Brown Rice Flour has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class II
Greenwood Ice Cream (Chamblee, GA): JERSEY COOKIE MONSTER ICE CREAM 3 GALLONS (11.34 LITERS) MFG
Allergen not on the label. “During an FDA inspection the firm was notified that their ingredient statement does not include soy. Undeclared soy in ice cream”
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Class II
Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. (Grand Prairie, TX): Hatch Verde Salsa Medium Net Wt (2 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential to contain a foreign material”
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Class II
Southern Classic Food Group LLC (Brundidge, AL): Milo's Sauce 5 gallon pails 24 pails per pallet
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Fish Allergen”
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Class II
Yakult U.S.A. Inc. (Fountain Valley, CA): Yakult Nonfat Probiotic Drink
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Firm testing found trace levels of yeast in the product. Further investigation found the presence of Candida pelliculosa.”
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Class I (most serious)
CALIFORNIA TERRA GARDEN, INC. (Commerce, CA): Guan's Seafood Mushroom - hetre blanc UPC 8 5926700750 1 150 g clear plastic package with green bottom
Listeria. “Sampling by California Department of Public Health found Listeria monocytogenes in Seafood Mushrooms.”
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Class I (most serious)
H & H Products Company (Orlando, FL): Hartley's brand Worcestershire sauce in 1 gallon plastic bottles and 50 gallon drums.
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergen: FISH (anchovies) on product labeling.”
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Class I (most serious)
Interstate Food Products, LLC (Lakewood, CO): Little Hatch's Jalapeno Cream Cheese (4 products)
Listeria. “Product samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. The products also contain undeclared soy lecithin.”
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Class I (most serious)
Lakeview Farms LLC (Delphos, OH): Smilin' Bob's All Natural Smoked Fish Dip 8 oz plastic container 12 per case (2 products)
Listeria. “Potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination in fish”
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Class I (most serious)
Marquis Worldwide Specialty Inc (City Of Industry, CA): Conah Organic Enoki Mushrooms
Listeria. “California Department of Public Health sampled Conah Organic Enoki mushrooms with a positive result for Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Tulkoff Food Products, Inc. (Baltimore, MD): Tulkoff Spicy Kimchi Aioli
Allergen not on the label. “Tulkoff Food Products Inc., 2229 Van Deman Street, Baltimore MD 21224 has initiated a recall of Tulkoff Spicy Kimchi Aioli, 18 fl oz Clear Plastic Squeeze bottle, item number 098001, lot number 09.18.2021M because of undeclared allergens (Soy, Wheat)”
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Class II
Cuisine Solutions (Sterling, VA): JUST Egg Inspired by Japan Portobello, Mushrooms, Sweet Potatos, Furikake, Soy 4 Sous Vide Plant Egg Bites NET... (4 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared egg and milk”
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Class II
EL PRESIDENTE FOODS, CO (Yorba Linda, CA): Just Nuts Japanese Style Peanuts, Crunchy coated peanuts
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “FDA inspection at foreign manufacturer found that peanuts exported to US in November 2020 contained non-approved Red #6”
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Class II
The Leavitt Corporation (Everett, MA): URBAN MEADOW brand DRY ROASTED UNSALTED PEANUTS
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product may contain high levels of aflatoxin.”
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Class II
Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. (Rochester, NY): Somerdale Red Dragon Cheddar Cheese, cut and repacked in plastic cheese wrap by Wegmans and sold by the pound.
Allergen not on the label. “Cheese label does not declare wheat from ale wash”
Why food was recalled in July 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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| Allergen not on the label | 11 |
| Listeria | 6 |
| Lead or other chemicals | 2 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 2 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 1 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 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 July 28, 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.