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Equal Exchange Cooperative dba Equal Exchange, Inc. Recall: Caffeinated coffee was packaged in decaffeinated packaging.

United States

TerminatedClass II

Company
Equal Exchange Cooperative dba Equal Exchange, Inc.
Product
Organic Mind Body and Soul - Breakfast Blend Decaf, packaged…
Recall date
October 18, 2018
Terminated
February 11, 2019
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Caffeinated coffee was packaged in decaffeinated packaging.

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Organic Mind Body and Soul - Breakfast Blend Decaf, packaged in 2.25 oz. pillow packs. Not published in this source record 71 cases (48 packs per case) Lot # MR104509

Distribution

  • Product was distributed to 25 retail customers in MA
  • TN
  • DE
  • AK
  • NC
  • NH
  • ME
  • KY
  • NY
  • KS
  • OH
  • PA
  • AL.

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0361-2019
Event ID
81365
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Company
Equal Exchange Cooperative dba Equal Exchange, Inc.
Product description
Organic Mind Body and Soul - Breakfast Blend Decaf, packaged in 2.25 oz. pillow packs.
Quantity
71 cases (48 packs per case)
Reason
Caffeinated coffee was packaged in decaffeinated packaging.
Recall initiation date
October 18, 2018
Report date
November 7, 2018
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
February 11, 2019
Distribution pattern
Product was distributed to 25 retail customers in MA, TN, DE, AK, NC, NH, ME, KY, NY, KS, OH, PA, AL.
UPC, lot, and code information
Lot # MR104509
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Equal Exchange Cooperative dba Equal Exchange, Inc.

Distribution map

A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.

Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.

Distribution map
State Distributed
Massachusetts 1
Tennessee 1
Delaware 1
Alaska 1
North Carolina 1
New Hampshire 1
Maine 1
Kentucky 1
New York 1
Kansas 1
Ohio 1
Pennsylvania 1
Alabama 1

States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.

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