Vegetable Broth Recalled for Potential Microbial Contamination
TreeHouse Foods is recalling vegetable broth sold under Essential Everyday, HEB Select Ingredients, and Chef's Cupboard brands due to potential microbial contamination. Products distributed to 37 states.
What this means for you
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: This is an FDA Class II recall for potential microbial contamination in a food product with no reported illnesses or injuries. Although the contamination is unspecified and theoretical, potential microbial contamination in food represents a risk of harm to consumers, meeting the criteria for a High severity rating.
Plain-English summary
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is recalling vegetable broth sold under the brand names Essential Everyday, HEB Select Ingredients, and Chef's Cupboard. The recall is due to potential microbial contamination.
A total of 439,240 cases were distributed across 37 states. The affected lot codes are 98A05073, 98D08292, and 98C05053. The retail UPC codes are 4099100067705, 41303051849, and 41220610068.
Consumers can identify affected products using these lot and UPC codes. For further information about this recall, consumers should contact TreeHouse Foods or visit the FDA website.
The recalled product
- Product
- Vegetable Broth sold under: Essential Every day, 32oz Vegetable Broth, HEB Select Ingredients, 32oz Vegetable Broth Chef's Cupboard, 32oz Vegetable Stock
- Manufacturer
- TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Broth / Stock
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 439,240
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 (5)
- Retail UPC: 4099100067705
- 41303051849
- 41220610068 Lot Code: 98A05073
- 98D08292
- 98C05053
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 15 recalled by TreeHouse Foods, 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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