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WHOLE FOODS MARKET Recall: May contain undeclared milk
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass I
Company
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Product
Whole Foods Market Minestrone Soup PLU code printed on the p…
Recall date
April 10, 2020
Terminated
June 2, 2020
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
May contain undeclared milk
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Whole Foods Market Minestrone Soup PLU code printed on the product scale labels beginning with 248529 for soup sold in clear plastic deli-style containers of various weight and 246691 for soup sold in clear plastic bags weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz.
Not published in this source record
1615 units
sell-by dates of 4/17/2020 and prior
Distribution
Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Missouri
Mississippi
North Carolina
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia and Washington.
Official source record
Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0925-2020
Event ID
85465
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class I
Company
WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Product description
Whole Foods Market Minestrone Soup PLU code printed on the product scale labels beginning with 248529 for soup sold in clear plastic deli-style containers of various weight and 246691 for soup sold in clear plastic bags weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz.
Quantity
1615 units
Reason
May contain undeclared milk
Recall initiation date
April 10, 2020
Report date
May 6, 2020
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
June 2, 2020
Distribution pattern
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
UPC, lot, and code information
sell-by dates of 4/17/2020 and prior
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
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