The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0002-2018·Announced 2017-10-11

Country Harvest Black Thunder Bean Soup Recalled for Undeclared Milk

Country Harvest is recalling Black Thunder Bean Soup because the label lists dairy whey but fails to declare milk, a major allergen.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (milk), which corresponds to a severity score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Country Harvest, Inc. is recalling approximately 30 packages of Country Harvest brand Black Thunder Bean Soup. The product is a dried soup mix packaged in 8 oz. poly pro bags. The recall is due to a labeling error where the ingredients statement declares 'Dairy Whey' but does not declare 'milk.'

The affected products have Best By dates ranging from 10/1/2017 to 8/31/2019. The soup mix was distributed in Alaska, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Washington. The product is identified by UPC 7 29818 00104 6.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and contact the manufacturer for instructions on disposal or return. Individuals with a milk allergy should be particularly cautious, as the undeclared allergen poses a health risk.

The recalled product

Product
Country Harvest brand Black Thunder Bean Soup, dried soup mix is packaged in poly pro bag, heat sealed and placed in another poly pro bag & tape sealed. Net. 8 oz. UPC 7 29818 00104 6. The label is read in parts" ***For That Home Cooked Goodness***Country HARVEST ***BLACK…

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Best By dates: 10/1/2017 to 8/31/2019

Distribution

Distributed in 7 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Country Harvest, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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