Food recalls
Food recalls in March 2023
The FDA listed 46 food recalls in its March 2023 Enforcement Reports, 13 more than in February 2023 (33) and 7 fewer than in March 2022 (53). 13 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (23).
Food recalls
46
Reports through March 29, 2023
Class I, the most serious
13
Could cause serious harm or death
February 2023
33
53 in March 2022
Every food recall in March 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)
Allergen not on the label. “The allergen of coconut was not declared on the label.”
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Class II
4 J's Treats, LLC dba Bruttles Gourmet Candies (Spokane Valley, WA): Butter Toffee
Allergen not on the label. “The Butter Toffee, 16oz box, declares butter but does not declare milk. Label does not declare soy which is present in the non-stick spray being used on the Butter Toffee production trays. The Butter Toffee, 4oz part of the SAMPLERS package, declares butter but does not declare milk, and it does...”
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Class II
BA Sports Nutrition, LLC (Whitestone, NY): BODYARMOR SportWater 24/700mL
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential for plastic pieces in product”
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Class II
Berner Foods Inc. (Dakota, IL): Kirkland Signature Colombian Cold Brew Coffee ready-to-drink
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign material, metal”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Outer package is mislabeled and does not declare tree nuts (pecans).”
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Class III (least serious)
Dollar General Corporation (Goodlettsville, TN): DG Health brand Sugar Free Daily Fiber in 10 oz
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product is missing warning declaration that it contains phenylalanine.”
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Class III (least serious)
“Potential contamination with peanut (ingredient)”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Product was found to have milk not declared on the ingredient label”
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Class III (least serious)
XIUMIN LIN (Melville, NY): Haiyue Food Nutritional Preserved Vegetable
“Contains Cyclamate”
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Class I (most serious)
Epic Baking (Norcross, GA): Cafe' Intermezzo Strawberry Crme Torte 5.5 lbs Ingredients (23 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Firm did not list sub-ingredients. Undeclared Blue 1; Yellow 5 and 6; Red 40. Remaining major allergens were listed in contains statement and/or ingredient list.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “On 02/03/2023, FRESH IDEATION FOOD GROUP, LLC dba Fresh Creative Cuisine of Baltimore, MD is initiating a recall of various products sold from January 24, 2023 through January 30, 2023 because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes .”
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Class I (most serious)
Jan Fruits, Inc. (Vernon, CA): Enoki Mushrooms 200g 50 units per box UPC
Listeria. “Product found to contain Listeria monocytogenes”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Mead Johnson & Company (Zeeland, MI): ENFAMIL PROSOBEE PWD 12.9OZ (6CAN) US
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Reckitt, a producer of nutrition products, announced today that out of an abundance of caution, it has chosen to voluntarily recall two (2) select batches of ProSobee 12.9 oz. Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula due to a remote possibility of cross-contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii.”
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Class II
Catalina Snacks (Lebanon, IN): Fruit flavored ready-to-eat cereal packaged in 1.27 oz (7 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Foreign material - metal.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared wheat”
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Class II
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Product contains black tea, resulting in caffeine being undeclared.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Product may contain undeclared sesame.”
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Class III (least serious)
Baily International Foods (Fairmont City, IL): Egg roll wrappers (3 products)
“Peanut contamination (in sub ingredient)”
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Class III (least serious)
Clasen Quality Chocolater, Inc (Watertown, WI): 4M DF NSA Semisweet Baking Drop (FT) (18 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Chocolate may contain undeclared peanut residue.”
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Class III (least serious)
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product is sub-potent for Vitamins A, B12, B5 (Pantothenic acid), C, and E not meeting label claims.”
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Class III (least serious)
Navada Imports (Tinton Falls, NJ): Sunflower Lecithin Liquid Packaged in 2 (4 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared peanut allergen”
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Class III (least serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Coffee pods may contain undeclared peanut residue”
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Class I (most serious)
Chukar Cherry Company Inc. (Prosser, WA): Chukar Cherries Cherry Bombs Bits 'n Pieces
Allergen not on the label. “undeclared hazelnuts”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Product was found to have the presence of egg, which is not declared on the label.”
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Class II
DAILY HARVEST (New York, NY): Daily Harvest French Lentil + leek Crumbles
“Product is linked to complaints of gastrointestinal illness.”
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Class II
Ebenezer Ethio Market, LLC. (Burnsville, MN): Elsa kolo Yegbes Kolo Belewez
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product was not properly labeled in English for importing into the US and filth was found in product (including mold, hair, bird feather, yarn).”
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Class II
Given Imaging Ltd. (Mansfield, MA): Given Imaging SmartBar Cereal Bar
“Cereal bar may be contaminated with tobacco beetles.”
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Class II
Sunny Dell, Inc. (Oxford, PA): Rao's Homemade Roasted Peppers with Portobello Mushrooms Net WT
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “May contain undeclared pine nuts”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Product was found to contain sesame that were not declared on the ingredient label.”
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Class III (least serious)
Lead or other chemicals. “Organic Brussel Sprouts tested positive for Chlorpyrifos by the State of California”
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Class III (least serious)
Gem City Fine Foods, LLC (West Valley City, UT): Gem City Fine Foods GF Vegan Chocolate Cake
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Incorrect ingredients label on back of product shows "Contains: rBST-free dairy, cage-free eggs, and soy" when the product does not. This statement is found above "Made in a facility that uses Dairy, Eggs and Soy."”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Product was found to contain the allergen of soy that was not listed on the ingredient label.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The manufacturer informed the firm that they received a complaint of plastic in the product.”
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Class II
Legend of Master international LLC (Madison, MS): Lobster Ball***Ingredients
Allergen not on the label. “Improper labeling: Product contains shellfish, but is labeled as "May contain shellfish."”
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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
“Dried fish bones were found in product.”
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Class III (least serious)
Corim International Coffee Inc. (Brick, NJ): Smart Sips (4 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Corim Industries, 1112 Industrial Parkway, Brick, NJ 08724 is initiating a recall of Agglomerated Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate, Peanut Butter Cappuccino, 500lb sacks; single serve cups (15g), single serve packets (28g) because of undeclared peanut allergen.”
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Class III (least serious)
Snack Innovations Inc. (Piscataway, NJ): Drizzilicious Mini Rice Cake bites Net Wt (8 products)
Allergen not on the label. “May contain undeclared peanut residue.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Products were found to contain allergens that are not listed on the label, undeclared soy.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Product contains milk and shellfish that are not listed on the ingredient label.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Squirrel Mix product is recalled due to undeclared milk, soy lecithin, and colors: B1, R40, Y5, Y6, and B2.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “The firm has initiated a recall of Rao's Made for Home Slow Simmered Soup, labeled as Chicken & Gnocchi but containing vegetable minestrone, with an undeclared egg allergen.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Product contains undeclared soy lecithin.”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product was found to have an elevated amount of Aflatoxin”
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Class II
Texas Star Nut and Food Co., Inc. (Boerne, TX): Nature's Eats Cashew Crave Mix 8 oz
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk and soy. The milk and soy allergens are listed in the "may contains" statement, but are not included in the "Contains" statement.”
Why food was recalled in March 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 | 23 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 4 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 4 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 3 |
| Listeria | 3 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 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 March 29, 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.