Food recalls
Food recalls in September 2022
The FDA listed 31 food recalls in its September 2022 Enforcement Reports, 4 fewer than in August 2022 (35) and 7 fewer than in September 2021 (38). 13 were Class I, the most serious kind. The most common reason was allergen not on the label (9).
Food recalls
31
Reports through September 28, 2022
Class I, the most serious
13
Could cause serious harm or death
August 2022
35
38 in September 2021
Every food recall in September 2022
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)
Fifth Season (Pittsburgh, PA): Fifth Season Crunchy Sesame Premium Salad Kit 6.1 oz (173g )UPC Code
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk and eggs”
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Class I (most serious)
GC FOOD FACTORY, LLC (Miami, FL): Venezuelan Brand Cheese Empanada, Cheese/Queso, Ready to Cook, Tio Simon by Miami Fine Foods, Keep Frozen
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared Wheat”
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Class I (most serious)
Max's Bakery and Kitchen (South San Francisco, CA): Proposition Chicken Ranch Dressing in 1 gallon pouch bags
Listeria. “Proposition Chicken Ranch Dressing contains IQF Dill which is an ingredient recalled due to the presence of Listeria Monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Muktanand Foods Inc (Bensenville, IL): ANKUR Golden Raisin
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “Undeclared sulfites”
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Class I (most serious)
Royal Crest Dairy, Incorporated (Longmont, CO): Farmer's All Natural 2% Reduced Fat Chocolate Milk, One Pint (473 mL)
“Potential Egg Allergen contamination of Chocolate Milk.”
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Class I (most serious)
Scone Ranger Inc (Spokane, WA): Maple Walnut Vegan Scones (2 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared milk. Vegan scones contain margarine but labeling does not declare margarine or milk.”
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Class II
J & N Nut Products Inc. (Norwalk, CA): Golden Pacific California Shelled Almonds Sliced Almonds 25 LBS (2 products)
“FDA sampling revealed allergen cross contamination. Almond protein in sliced peanuts and Peanut protein in sliced almonds.”
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Class II
Russ Davis Wholesale, LLC (Inver Grove Heights, MN): Dragon Fruit Mix (37 products)
Lead or other chemicals. “Various vegetable and fruit products are recalled due to inadequate sanitizer in wash water.”
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Class II
That's it. Nutrition, LCC (Van Nuys, CA): That's It (5 products)
Allergen not on the label. “CFIA testing of the products revealed casein and whey which caused undeclared milk in the products.”
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Class III (least serious)
Pepsico Inc (Purchase, NY): Mountain Dew Major Melon Zero
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “The outer wraps match the liquid in the can (Zero Sugar - Mountain Dew Major Melon) however the primary package (can) is incorrect (Full Sugar Mountain Dew Major Melon). Product inside can matches the product/nutritional panel on the point-of-sale outer container wrap.”
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Class I (most serious)
EZ Noble Sushi (East Windsor, CT): Spicy tuna roll (9.6 oz) with expiration 08/12/2022 (8 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Contains undeclared egg.”
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Class I (most serious)
West Thomas Partners, LLC. dba Gluten Free Bar (Grand Rapids, MI): The GFB Gluten Free Bites Dark Chocolate and Coconut 1.2oz
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared cashews”
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Class II
KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY (Chicago, IL): Capri Sun, Wild Cherry, Flavored Juice Drink Blend in 6floz
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “cleaning solution, which is used on food processing equipment, was inadvertently introduced into a production line”
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Class III (least serious)
General Nutrition Inc (Pittsburgh, PA): GNC Vitamin B-6 100mg 100 VEGETARIAN TABLETS DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Distributed by
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “The firm was notified by a customer that the bottle contains green and white capsules instead of the usual white round tablets. They contacted their manufacturer to investigate the issue and the manufacture stated that there was a problem at the filling line. Bottles labeled as Vitamin B6...”
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Class I (most serious)
Select Bakery Inc. (Rockwell, NC): Select Bakery Cheerwine Net Wt (16 products)
Allergen not on the label. “Undeclared soy, Red #40 & sulfites”
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Class II
King's Hawaiian Bakery (Torrance, CA): King's Hawaiian 10.5 oz
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Ingredient used to manufacture pretzel products may have been contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii, and/or Clostridium botulinum.”
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Class II
Pepsico Inc (Purchase, NY): Starbucks Vanilla Espresso Triple Shot
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “Possible contamination by foreign material (metal fragments).”
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Class II
Piantedosi Baking Co., Inc. (Malden, MA): Brioche-Style Slider Roll 24-pack (033474512021) (18 products)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Products may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii and/or Clostridium botulinum”
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Class II
Triple B Corporation (Seattle, WA): Charlie's brand perishable and refrigerated Spinach Salad With Honey Dijon Dressing
Allergen not on the label. “Label declares Worcestershire Sauce but does not declare sub-ingredient fish (anchovy). The dressing, which contains Worcestershire sauce and sub-ingredient anchovy, is packaged in a small cup in the Spinach Salad container.”
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Class III (least serious)
Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. (Muscatine, IA): Thick-It Original Food & Beverage Thickener 6/36 oz
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Food and beverage thickener recalled because of possible insanitary conditions during manufacturing”
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Class I (most serious)
Epicurean Butter Co. (Thornton, CO): Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter
Listeria. “Firm's supplier of frozen dill notified firm of a recall due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.”
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Class I (most serious)
Lyons Magnus, Inc (Fresno, CA): kate farms Peptide 1.5 Cal/mL, Plain, Sole-Source Nutrition Formula (77 products)
Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...). “Findings and potential for Cronobacter sakazakii and Clostridium botulinum.”
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Class I (most serious)
Raw Seafoods Inc. (Fall River, MA): Lemon Dill Butter Pucks
Listeria. “Firm used dill recalled for Listeria monocytogenes to product butter pucks”
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Class I (most serious)
Supherb Farms (Turlock, CA): IQF Fresh Frozen Dill shipped in 35 lb
Listeria. “RTE Frozen Dill is being recalled after a customer tested product and Listeria Monocytogenes was found to be present”
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Class II
ABBOTT NUTRITION (Columbus, OH): Similac Alimentum packaged in 32 fluid ounce re-closable plastic bottles 6 bottles per case
Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems. “Packaging defect”
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Class II
Clinical Innovations, LLC (Murray, UT): Sweetums 24% sucrose solution with preservative (2 products)
“Firm received complaints of leaking, black liquid, and black particulates in the product vials.”
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Class II
Clinical Innovations, LLC (Murray, UT): Sweetums 24% Sucrose Solution Preservative Free 15 mL cups VPSU15037288
“Firm received complaints of leaking cups, black liquid, and black particulates in the 24% Sucrose Solution.”
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Class II
ERG Foods, LLC (Traverse City, MI): ERG! Energy Apricot P'Butter Fruit and Nut Bar 2.05oz
Other ingredient not on the label (sulfites, dyes...). “undeclared oats”
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Class II
South Georgia Pecan Company (Valdosta, GA): Great Value Chopped Walnuts
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “The firm stated that pecan pieces were packaged in pouches labeled as walnuts.”
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Class II
Woodland Foods LLC (Waukegan, IL): Woodland Ingredients X06D Arborio Rice
Metal, plastic, glass or other objects. “possible presence of glass pieces”
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Class III (least serious)
Yem Foods LLC (Wixom, MI): Priyems Sambar Spicy Lentil Soup 800 grams (1.76 lbs) UPC 8 61754 00010 0 (4 products)
Allergen not on the label. “undeclared wheat starch sub-ingredient found in the asafoetida used in the products”
Why food was recalled in September 2022
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 | 9 |
| Labeling, packaging or manufacturing problems | 5 |
| Listeria | 4 |
| Metal, plastic, glass or other objects | 3 |
| Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...) | 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 September 28, 2022.
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.