FDA Food Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIIF-1383-2014

Product

Safeway Kitchens In Shell Edamame; Net Wt: 48 oz. (3 lb, 1.35Kg) 12 x 3 lb bags per case: Product of China: Packed in Canada Safeway, Pleasanton, CA.

Type
Food
Affected lot / code info
Best before May 21, 2015: Packed on November 21, 2013: UPC: 0 21130 09197 3
Quantity
22 cases (12 x 3 lb bags per case)

Why it was recalled

Product on hold pending FDA testing that found 0.015 ppm of the pesticide chlorafluazuron was inadvertently released to Safeway warehouses and a few retail stores.

Recalling firm

Firm
Safeway Inc
Notification channel
E-Mail
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd, Pleasanton, California 94588-3229

Distribution

Distribution pattern
Southern CA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2013-12-05
FDA classified
2014-01-08
Posted by FDA
2014-01-15
Terminated
2014-01-08
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1383-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.