Class IF-1964-2015

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

Trader Joe's Mini Pitas, UPC 00193856

Type: Food
Affected lot / code info: Sell by date of "FEB 05" printed on the plastic closure tab.
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-1964-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings.