Agency classClass IOur severity:Critical FDA (Food)·F-0325-2016·Announced 2015-12-02

Green Organic Vegetables Recalls Natures Promise Edamame for Undeclared Soy

Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated is recalling Natures Promise Organic Edamame in Pod because the product contains undeclared soy. The recall affects 1,081 cases 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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source metadata explicitly identifies this as an FDA Class I recall. According to the severity rubric, an FDA Class I classification mandates a score of 5 (Critical) regardless of other factors, as it indicates a reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated is recalling Natures Promise Organic Edamame in Pod, 16 oz. (UPC 68826702124), because the product contains undeclared soy. 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 1,081 cases. The source text does not specify particular lot numbers, stating that all lots are affected. This recall is classified as FDA Class I, which is the most serious type of recall where there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Consumers with this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase or contact the recalling firm for instructions. Individuals with soy allergies should be particularly cautious, as the undeclared allergen poses a significant risk of severe allergic reaction.

The recalled product

Product: Natures Promise Organic Edamame in Pod, 16 oz., UPC 68826702124. Product is frozen.
Manufacturer: Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated
Category: Food — Frozen Vegetables
Hazard: allergen-soy
undeclared-allergen
Affected units: 1,081

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)

All lots

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.

See all 2 products in this recall →

Same manufacturer · Green Organic Vegetables Incorporated

See all →

Severe
Green Organic Vegetables Recalls Nature's Promise Edamame for Undeclared Soy
FDA (Food) · 2015-12-02

Same hazard · allergen soy