FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class IF-0846-2020

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that consumption of or exposure to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

Whole Foods Market Green Chile Chicken Tamale served as a Family Meal, Chef's Case, Packaged, Frozen and on he hot bar PLU 72429 packaged in plastic containers and in family-style meal kits

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Product Code (begins with) 224401, 237593, 272405,237597, 272429, 277626, 272435; Best By Through 3/7/2020-3/31/2020; Packed date from February 28th 2020 to March 1st, 2020
Quantity
2270 units

Why it was recalled

Contains undeclared milk

Recalling firm

Firm
Whole Foods Market
Notification channel
Other
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
550 Bowie St, N/A, Austin, Texas 78703-4644

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2020-03-02
FDA classified
2020-03-20
Posted by FDA
2020-04-01
Terminated
2020-04-07
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-0846-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.