Food recalls
Food recalls in October 2024
The FDA listed 38 food recalls in its October 2024 Enforcement Reports, 7 more than in September 2024 (31) and 5 more than in October 2023 (33). 10 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (17).
Food recalls
38
Reports through October 30, 2024
Class I, the most serious
10
Could cause serious harm or death
September 2024
31
33 in October 2023
Every food recall in October 2024
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)
Choi's Kimchi LLC (Portland, OR): Chois Kimchi Company Gluten Free Gochujang Red Chili Paste
Salmonella. “Salmonella.”
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Class I (most serious)
HP Hood LLC (Lynnfield, MA): Lactaid Lactose Reduced milk 1
Allergen not on the label. “Milk may contain undeclared almond from almond milk”
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Class II
Best Express Foods, Inc. (Stockton, CA): Principal Display
Allergen not on the label. “Potential undeclared gluten product is labeled as gluten free but consumer advocacy group testing revealed results above 20ppm for gluten.”
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Class II
BlueStar Direct LLC (Warren, NJ): Dry Dates
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “No label- Undeclared sulfur dioxide”
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Class II
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Potential for premature product spoilage during shelf life.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Fish Allergen”
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Class II
Salt City Baking Company, LLC (Murray, UT): Sour Charlie bread, #2092, bag of 6 rolls (net wt
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Wheat flour. Product contains wheat flour but product was sold without the Ingredients Statement.”
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Class II
“Incomplete pasteurization”
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Class I (most serious)
Salmonella. “Product was recalled due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella”
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Class I (most serious)
KTM Services, Inc. (Honolulu, HI): Enjoy Premium Coconut Cookies packaged in 5.3 oz (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergens; milk”
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Class I (most serious)
Allergen not on the label. “Soy Sauce is declare but Wheat and Fish (Anchovy) are not declared.”
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Class I (most serious)
Nuts.com (Cranford, NJ): S'mores Bites
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Allergen, milk - a mix-up between the product description and the ingredient list. Milk Chocolate was listed in the product description but was missing from the ingredient list.”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Product is labeled as electrolytes but is actually caffeine”
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Class II
Lund Food Holdings Inc (Eden Prairie, MN): Lunds & Byerlys lone star dip
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Potential mold contamination.”
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Class II
Pacific Coast Fresh CO (Portland, OR): King Harvest Spinach Hummus, perishable and refrigerated
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Recall initiated due to potential plastic fragments.”
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Class II
Puget Consumers Co-Op (Seattle, WA): Hungarian Mushroom Soup sold at PCC Community Market as
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product is recalled due to possible presence of larvae.”
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Class II
Today's Frozen Desserts, Inc. (Miami, FL): Premium Grapenut Special (5 products)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared Yellow 5 & Yellow 6”
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Class II
Tropical Nut & Fruit Company (Charlotte, NC): Grabeez The Big Cheese SNACK MIX Net Wt
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Almonds & Cashews. The firm was notified by their customers that the product contains a trail mix instead of the cheese mix. The trail mix contains almonds and cashews that are not listed in the ingredient statement.”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Non-English labeling”
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Class III (least serious)
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “FD&C Red No 3 was not declared as an ingredient.”
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Class I (most serious)
Innovation Bakers, LLC (Fullerton, CA): 7-Eleven Fudge Brownie with Chocolate Chip
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergens; walnuts”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Mislabeled. Cans of regular Minute Made Lemonade were placed in cartons labeled Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade.”
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Class III (least serious)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Possible Fragmentation of Ice Cream Tub (Container) Made of Compostable Material.”
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Class I (most serious)
Eagle Produce LLC, dba Martori Farms (Scottsdale, AZ): Whole cantaloupe, brand name Kandy
Salmonella. “Possible contamination with Salmonella spp.”
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Class I (most serious)
Milo's Poultry Farms, LLC (Bonduel, WI): Grade A Brown Chicken Eggs
Salmonella. “Eggs have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.”
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Class I (most serious)
The Posh Bakery, Inc. (Sacramento, CA): Whole Grains Bakery labeled "Blueberry Muffin" (9 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared whey (milk) & wheat flour: no nutrition fact panel & no contains statement”
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Class II
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Required pasteurization temperatures were not achieved.”
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Class II
Blue Tape Sriracha (Portland, OR): Blue Tape Sriracha sauce is refrigerated condiment
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Acidified product was manufactured by firm without ODA license.”
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Class II
Grace Imports, Inc (Tucker, GA): SPICY MURUKKU INGREDIENTS (3 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared wheat. The firm was notified by their supplier that they failed to include the allergen "wheat" on the label.”
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Class II
Lead or other chemicals. “Elevated lead level 0.671 ppm in cacao (chocolate)”
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Class II
Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. (Muscatine, IA): 1 (2 products)
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Potential foreign material (metal)”
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Class II
Mac & Co (Kent, WA): Mini Raspberry Lemon Coffee Cake
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared walnut and wheat. Mini Squash Harvest Loaf (UPC 8 55324 00505 3) was mis-labeled as Mini Raspberry Lemon Coffee Cake (UPC 8 57297 00745 4) and therefore wheat flour and walnuts are not declared on label.”
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Class II
AUTHENTIK FUDGE (Sainte-Julie, Canada): Montreal Fudge brand Chocolate Fudge with Nuts
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Product may be contaminated with mold.”
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Class II
Avole, Inc. (San Sebastian, PR): Bacalaitos Criollos, CODFISH FRYING MIX
Allergen not on the label. “Allergen not listed in the Contains statement: Fish”
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Class II
La Fontanella Food Products LLC (Kansas City, MO): 54th St Blackened Sauce
Allergen not on the label. “Soy is in the ingredients but missing from the contains statement.”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Products contain undeclared sub ingredients: wheat and milk”
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Class II
Niitakaya USA Inc (Montebello, CA): Miso Katsuo Ninniku (Pickled Garlic) (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared allergen (Fish) Ingredient”
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Class II
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy lecithin and soybean oil on label”
Why food was recalled in October 2024
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 | 17 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 5 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 4 |
| Salmonella | 4 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 3 |
| Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...) | 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 October 30, 2024.
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.