Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1689-2016
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
Spicy Kimchi
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Offered between 05/25-27/2016
- Quantity
- 4lbs
Why it was recalled
Undeclared fish, shellfish, and/or tree nuts.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- WHOLE FOODS MARKET
- Notification channel
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 2520 Glendale Blvd, N/A, Los Angeles, California 90039-3220
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- U.S. distirbution to CA only (Los Angeles). No foreign distribution.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2016-05-27
- FDA classified
- 2016-07-15
- Posted by FDA
- 2016-07-27
- Terminated
- 2016-08-12
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1689-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.