Best Express Foods, Inc. Recall: Potential undeclared gluten product is labeled as gluten free but consumer advocacy group testing revealed results above 20ppm for gluten.

🇺🇸 United States

1. June 18, 2024 - Recall initiated
2. July 31, 2024 - Reported by source

Official source record

Agency

FDA

Dataset

FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)

Recall number

F-1490-2024

Event ID

94897

Status

Ongoing

Classification

Class II

Company

Best Express Foods, Inc.

Product description

Universal Bakery Organic Aussie Bites, 30 oz clamshell container USDA Organic Certified Gluten Free Rolled Oats, Dried Apricots, Flax Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Honey, Coconut, Quinoa, Chia Seeds + More! INGREDIENTS: Organic Rolled Oats, Organic Oat Flour, Organic Invert Cane Sugar; Organic Dried Apricots, Organic Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Organic Unsalted Butter, Organic Raisins, Organic Flax Seeds, Organic Sunflower, Seeds, Organic Granulated Sugar, Organic Shredded Coconut, Organic, Honey, Organic Quinoa, Organic Chia, Seeds, Sea Salt, Baking Soda, Vanilla, Extract, Organic Rice Flour. ALLERGY INFORMATION: Contains Milk and Coconut. Produced in a facility that may contain Wheat, Soy, Eggs, Peanuts and Tree Nuts. May contain pit and nutshell fragments. Best Express Foods, Inc. Stockton, CA 95206 USA Comments and Questions: 1-800-282-6645 cs@bestexpressfoods.com www.bestxfoods.com Certified Organic By CCOF Made in California

Quantity

1,419,075 units

Reason

Potential undeclared gluten product is labeled as gluten free but consumer advocacy group testing revealed results above 20ppm for gluten.

Recall initiation date

June 18, 2024

Report date

July 31, 2024

Classification date

Not published in this source record

Termination date

Not terminated as of this source record

Distribution pattern

U.S. distribution to the following: CA, CO, AZ, WA, UT, TX, NJ, MD, IL, MI, MN, GA, FL Foreign distribution to the following: Canada

UPC, lot, and code information

Lot # BEF2 064 03 24 BEF2 066 03 24 BEF2 067 03 24 BEF2 068 03 24 BEF2 071 03 24 BEF2 072 03 24 BEF2 074 03 24 BEF2 078 03 24 BEF2 078 03 24 BEF2 081 03 24 BEF2 082 03 24 BEF2 085 03 24 BEF2 086 03 24 BEF2 089 03 24 BEF2 090 03 24 BEF2 092 04 24 BEF2 093 04 24 BEF2 094 04 24 BEF2 095 04 24 BEF2 096 04 24 BEF2 099 04 24 BEF2 100 04 24 BEF2 102 04 24 BEF2 106 04 24 BEF2 107 04 24 BEF2 108 04 24 BEF2 109 04 24 BEF2 115 04 24 BEF2 120 04 24 BEF2 120 04 24 BEF2 121 04 24 BEF2 122 04 24 BEF2 124 05 24 BEF2 127 05 24 BEF2 128 05 24 BEF2 130 05 24 BEF2 131 05 24 BEF2 131 05 24 BEF2 134 05 24 BEF2 137 05 24 BEF2 142 05 24 BEF2 143 05 24

Voluntary or mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Initial notification method

Letter

Source last updated

Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below

Public Health Trace retrieval date

July 18, 2026 ET

Other products recalled under this same event

This recall shares FDA event ID 94897 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.

Responsible company: Best Express Foods, Inc.

Other recalls from Best Express Foods, Inc.

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Distributed No data published

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
California	1
Colorado	1
Arizona	1
Washington	1
Utah	1
Texas	1
New Jersey	1
Maryland	1
Illinois	1
Michigan	1
Minnesota	1
Georgia	1
Florida	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.

Where this information comes from

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Technical source data

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Retrieved by Public Health Trace: July 18, 2026 ET

Frequently asked questions

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