The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-0730-2022·Announced 2022-02-16

Amy's Vegan Rice Mac & Cheese Recall: Undeclared Milk Allergen

Amy's Kitchen is recalling its Vegan Organic Rice Mac & Cheese due to undeclared milk detected during testing. The product is labeled dairy-free, posing a risk to consumers with milk allergies.

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: FDA Class II recall involving allergen mislabeling—milk present in a product marketed as dairy-free. Per the rubric, allergen mislabeling on common allergens without reported illness qualifies as High (3).

Plain-English summary

Amy's Kitchen is recalling its Vegan Organic Rice Mac & Cheese, a frozen prepared meal product distributed nationwide. Testing revealed trace amounts of milk in the product despite its labeling as vegan and dairy-free.

The affected product consists of frozen 8-ounce (227 gram) individually packaged servings sold in trays with plastic overwrap inside cardboard boxes. The product was available in both 8-pack and 12-pack case configurations with UPC 04227200432.

The recall affects consumers across 31 US states who purchased this product. Consumers with milk allergies face a serious risk if they consumed the recalled product based on its dairy-free labeling.

Consumers who have purchased this product should not consume it. The product should be returned to the point of purchase or discarded.

The recalled product

Product
Amy's Vegan Organic Rice Mac & Cheese; frozen; 8 oz. (227 g) individually packaged serving; in trays with plastic overwrap, inside preprinted cardboard boxes; UPC 04227200432; Amy's Kitchen, Inc., P.O.Box 7129, Petaluma, CA 94955 8 or 12 retail units per case; Organic Gluten Free
Manufacturer
Amys Kitchen Inc
Hazard
  • allergen-milk
  • mislabeling

Distribution

Distributed in 33 states:

  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • FL
  • GA
  • IA
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • LA
  • MA
  • ME
  • MN
  • NC
  • NE
  • NH
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • SC
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI