The Kroger Company Recall: Possible contamination with pesticide
United States
TerminatedClass III
- Company
- The Kroger Company
- Product
- Quinoa, 16 oz plastic package
- Recall date
- March 11, 2019
- Terminated
- August 9, 2019
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
Possible contamination with pesticide
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
- - Recall terminated
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinoa, 16 oz plastic package | Not published in this source record | 29,392-16 oz bags (3,674 cases/8 bags per case) | BEST BY 01FEB20L; BEST BY 04FEB20L; BEST BY 05FEB20L; and BEST BY 28FEB20L |
Distribution
- Sent to Kroger Distribution Centers (DC) in CO
- IN
- KS
- TN
- TX
- WI
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-1241-2019
- Event ID
- 82347
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class III
- Company
- The Kroger Company
- Product description
- Quinoa, 16 oz plastic package
- Quantity
- 29,392-16 oz bags (3,674 cases/8 bags per case)
- Reason
- Possible contamination with pesticide
- Recall initiation date
- March 11, 2019
- Report date
- April 3, 2019
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- August 9, 2019
- Distribution pattern
- Sent to Kroger Distribution Centers (DC) in CO, IN, KS, TN, TX, WI
- UPC, lot, and code information
- BEST BY 01FEB20L; BEST BY 04FEB20L; BEST BY 05FEB20L; and BEST BY 28FEB20L
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Telephone
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Responsible company: The Kroger Company
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.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 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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