Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup Recalled for Foreign Object Presence
Blount Fine Foods is recalling Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup due to the presence of a foreign object. The product was distributed in eight states.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
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 1/5 (Low).
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which indicates the product is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The hazard is a foreign object without reported injuries or illnesses.
Plain-English summary
Blount Fine Foods Corporation is recalling Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup, 48 oz. sleeve (2/24 oz. cups/sleeve), refrigerated, due to the presence of a foreign object. The recall involves 11,608 units of the product.
The affected product is identified by the UPC Code 077958790918. The specific lot codes are 092616-5F and 092616-6F, both with a Use or Freeze By date of 12/5/2016. The product was distributed in California, Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming, Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Oklahoma.
Consumers who have purchased this product should check their pantries for the specific lot codes and UPC listed above. If the product is found, consumers should stop using it and contact the recalling firm for further instructions or a refund.
The recalled product
- Product
- Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup, 48 oz. sleeve (2/24 oz. cups/sleeve). Refrigerated UPC Code: 077958790918
- Manufacturer
- Blount Fine Foods Corporation
- Category
- Food — Refrigerated Soup
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 11,608
Distribution
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