Recalls / Class I
Class IF-1957-2015
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
Josephs Mini White Pita, labeled as Josephs Enriched Pita bread NET WT. 8 OZ (227 g), UPC 074117000413. Product is packaged in a plastic bag.
- Type
- Food
- Affected lot / code info
- Sell by February 5, 2015
- Quantity
- N/A
Why it was recalled
Product may contain undeclared soy.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Middle East Bakery, Inc.
- Notification channel
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 30 International Way, N/A, Lawrence, Massachusetts 01843-1064
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Product is picked up at Middle East Bakery by independent drivers that supply markets in their territory. The headquarters representative for each firm that potentially received product was notified as a result the downstream customers (retail stores) were notified by their corporate offices. The Josephs brand name products were distributed in markets in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and in the following stores: Market Basket, Stop & Shop, Shaws, Hannaford and Big Y. The Trader Joes products were distributed only in Trader Joe's stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2015-01-30
- FDA classified
- 2015-04-14
- Posted by FDA
- 2015-04-22
- Terminated
- 2016-07-26
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Food Enforcement endpoint. Recall record F-1957-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.