Food recalls
Food recalls in November 2021
The FDA listed 46 food recalls in its November 2021 Enforcement Reports, 12 more than in October 2021 (34) and 23 more than in November 2020 (23). 25 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was Salmonella (15).
Food recalls
46
Reports through November 24, 2021
Class I, the most serious
25
Could cause serious harm or death
October 2021
34
23 in November 2020
Every food recall in November 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)
Salmonella. “Onions may be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Brothers Produce of Dallas Inc (Garland, TX): 5 lb
Salmonella. “Potential for onions distributed by the firm to be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc (Monterey, CA): Dole Garden Salad (4 products)
Listeria. “The Georgia Department of Agriculture sampled and found Listeria monocytogenes in Dole Garden Salad. Product was packed under 3 additional brand names.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Internal product label review discovered that wheat is not declared as an ingredient or allergen in Cranberry Walnut salad. Flatbread chips which contain wheat are visible through clear plastic container.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Products contain onions purchased from ProSource and associated with a Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak.”
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Class I (most serious)
JF Palmer & Sons Produce (San Juan, TX): Onions Red Jumbo (3 products)
Salmonella. “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Potential contamination with Salmonella Oranienburg in onions from Chihuahua, Mexico.”
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Class I (most serious)
Pier-C Produce, Inc. (Leamington, Canada): Pier-C Produce, Inc., White Onions Grade No 1
Salmonella. “White onions potentially contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Salmonella Oranienburg. Products are supplied by Keeler Family Farm.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Cooked shrimps potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “The firm distributed onion products which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class II
“The firm was notified by their customer of possible lead in their products. The firm sent samples of the product to a lab”
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Class II
Newly Weds Foods Inc (Chicago, IL): Newly Weds Foods SCAMPI SEASONING 50 lb (2 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “potential for metal in product”
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Class II
Seneca Foods Corporation (Janesville, WI): Sliced Pickled Beets
“Lack of acidulant.”
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Class III (least serious)
Church Brothers, LLC (Salinas, CA): True Leaf VA - Romaine Chopped
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “FSIS notified FDA of a customer finding plastic pieces in Chopped Romaine Lettuce”
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Class I (most serious)
Best Foods NJ, Inc. (Edison, NJ): Sundelight Golden Raisins Net Wt 7oz
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared sulfites”
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Class I (most serious)
E-Z Spuds Inc (Melrose Park, IL): E-Z Spuds Inc (10 products)
Salmonella. “Potential contamination with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
Simply Delicious, Inc. (Boulder, CO): Bobo's Almond Butter Protein Bar
Allergen not on the label. “Almond Butter Bars contain undeclared peanuts.”
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Class I (most serious)
Taylor Farms Tennessee, Inc. (Smyrna, TN): Mushroom Stir Fry Blend 9oz container sold individually
Listeria. “Positive Listeria monocytogenes in random sampling.”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential for metal fragments in product”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Downstream Recall - Possible metal fragments in starch that was used to manufacture cakes.”
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Class III (least serious)
“Product may contain Metronidazole”
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Class I (most serious)
Cedar's Mediterranean Foods, Inc. (Ward Hill, MA): Cedar s Organic Mediterranean Hommus 10 oz.
Allergen not on the label. “May contain undeclared tree nuts (pine nuts)”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Positive Salmonella sp. in product”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen - Egg”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Seafood and fin fish products potentially contaminated with Salmonella and implicated in illness outbreak”
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Class I (most serious)
POTANDON PRODUCE LLC (Idaho Falls, ID): Green Giant Fresh whole RED onions in 2 lbs (3 products)
Salmonella. “Potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Oranienburg.”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Salmonella Oranienburg.”
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Class II
Craftmark Bakery, LLC (Indianapolis, IN): Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough packaged in 1 case
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared tree nut allergen.”
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Class II
Europastry USA INC (Bayport, NY): 1
Salmonella. “frozen dough contains onions recalled for Salmonella”
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Class II
Health & Wellness Center, Inc. (Alexandria, VA): Dr
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product recalled because of the presence of mold and/or yeast found in amounts that exceed the product's established specifications .”
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Class II
Ivar's Commissary (Mukilteo, WA): Ivar's Kettle Classic Clam Chowder With Uncured Bacon
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Plastic fragments.”
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Class II
Kansas City LLC., DBA Best Harvest Bakeries (Kansas City, KS): Hotdog buns (7 products)
Listeria. “Positive environmental samples analyzed for Listeria and Salmonella species.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “undeclared soy lecithin”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen - Milk”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Pharmanex Jungamals was found to have a missing fish allergen statement on the label due to fish gelatin as a sub-component of the Vitamin E ingredient.”
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Class II
Pepsico Inc (Purchase, NY): Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso, Espresso & Light Cream (3 products)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “An issue with adequate sealing of canned coffee products potentially lead to premature spoilage.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy lecithin.”
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Class II
Yang Wu International Inc (Vernon, CA): Asian Pears 5Kg, YW Brand
Lead or other chemicals. “California Department of Pesticide Regulation sampled Asian Pears and found the pesticide Phorate (NTE) at levels of 0.055 ppm, which was determined to be a health hazard to consumers.”
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Class I (most serious)
Listeria. “Firm is voluntarily recalling all lots/codes of bean and soy sprouts in commerce due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen - Peanuts”
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Class II
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “product may be contaminated with fragments of blue high density polyethylene (HDPE)”
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Class II
Schlotterbeck & Foss LLC (Chester, VT): Simply Nature Organic Poppy Seed Dressing
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “product may not be acidified”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Milk Allergen.”
Why food was recalled in November 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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| Salmonella | 15 |
| Allergen not on the label | 11 |
| Listeria | 6 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 6 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 3 |
| Lead or other chemicals | 1 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 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 November 24, 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.