Braised Bamboo Shoot Tips Recalled for Wheat Allergen Mislabeling
Companion Foods Corp. is recalling Braised Bamboo Shoot Tips because wheat is not properly declared in the ingredient list.
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 3/5 (High).
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: The recall involves allergen mislabeling for wheat, a common allergen, which meets the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Companion Foods Corp. is recalling Braised Bamboo Shoot Tips, 10 oz. cans, because an FDA inspection found that wheat is not properly declared as a sub-ingredient of soy sauce in the ingredient list. The product is a product of Taiwan.
The recall involves 540 cartons, with 24 cans per carton. The affected products were distributed in California, New Jersey, and Illinois. Specific lot numbers and best before dates are listed in the official recall notice.
Consumers with a wheat allergy or celiac disease should not consume the product. The wheat is listed in the 'Contains' statement, but the specific sub-ingredient declaration was missing in the ingredient list.
The recalled product
- Product
- BRAISED BAMBOO SHOOT TIPS 10 oz. cans, 24 cans per case. Product of Taiwan UPC CODE: 0 76277 10060 6 Companion Foods Corp. Taipei, Taiwan
- Manufacturer
- Companion Foods Corp.
- Category
- Food — Canned Vegetables
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 (14)
- LOT NUMBER: 5914-BV03-2 BEST BEFORE DATES: 9/14/2018
- LOT NUMBERS: 5914-BV03A
- AUG.15.2019A
- AUG.15.2019BC BEST BEFORE DATES: 9/14/2018
- 8/15/2019
- LOT NUMBERS: 5914-BV03-1
- 5914-BV03-2
- AUG.15.2019AC
- AUG.15.2019B
- AUG.15.2019CB
- SEP.02.2019CB BEST BEFORE DATES: 9/14/2018
- 9/2/2019
- LOT NUMBERS: 5914-BV03-2
- AUG.15.2019C
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by Companion Foods Corp. 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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