The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-0324-2016·Announced 2015-12-02

Green Organic Vegetables Recalls Nature's Promise Edamame for Undeclared Soy

Green Organic Vegetables is recalling Nature's Promise Organic Shelled Edamame because the product contains undeclared soy. The frozen product was distributed to supermarkets in 12 states.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Product contains undeclared soy."

Plain-English summary

Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated is recalling Nature's Promise Organic Shelled Edamame, 16 oz., UPC 68826712764. The product is frozen and was distributed to supermarket stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The recall involves 1,084 cases, and all lots are affected.

The recall is being conducted because the product contains undeclared soy. Soy is a major food allergen, and the failure to declare it on the label poses a risk to consumers with soy allergies.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the recalling firm for instructions.

The recalled product

Product
Natures Promise Organic Shelled Edamame, 16 oz., UPC 68826712764. Product is frozen.
Affected units
1,084

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Distributed in 12 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated 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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