FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-0414-2023

Product

Brussel Sprouts 98.5% of product was packaged for retail and 110 cases were bulk Brands: 4 Earth Farms, Trader Joe s, Wegman s, O Organics, STO Kroger. Unit size: 2lbs (plastic bag), 1lbs (mesh bag and plastic bag), 14 oz (plastic bag), 12 oz (plastic bag), 10 oz (plastic bag), 10 lbs (carton box), 25 lbs (carton box). Containers:Plastic bag, mesh bag, and carton box.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best by 02/04/23, 02/08/23, 02/09/23, 02/10/23, 02/12/23.
Quantity
7,135 finished cases

Why it was recalled

Organic Brussel Sprouts tested positive for Chlorpyrifos by the State of California

Recalling firm

Firm
4 Earth Farms formerly Mcl Fresh Inc
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
5555 E Olympic Blvd, Commerce, California 90022-5129

Distribution

Distribution pattern
California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Maryland, Washington, Utah, Texas, New Jersey, Colorado, Canada (Toronto), Wyoming, South Carolina, Maine, Missouri, Alabama, Louisiana, Nevada, Tennessee, North Carolina, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Michigan.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2023-02-02
FDA classified
2023-03-07
Posted by FDA
2023-03-15
Terminated
2023-03-13
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0414-2023. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.