The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-2360-2017·Announced 2017-06-21

Bright Farms Arugula Recalled Due to Metal Contamination

Bright Farms is recalling specific lots of arugula because metal was detected in the product. The firm believes this presents a health hazard.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves a risk of injury from metal contamination in a ready-to-eat food product, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

BrightFarms, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Bright Farms Arugula (4 oz. and 8 oz. packages) due to the detection of metal in the product. The affected salad products are packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package. The firm identified the issue through internal verification techniques and believes there is a risk of a health hazard.

The recall involves 664 cases of the product. The affected lots include Baby Arugula (4oz) with codes AR05092017, AR05102017, AR05112017, AR05122017, and AR05132017, and Baby Arugula (8oz) with codes AR80Z0509217, AR80Z0510217, AR80Z0511217, AR80Z0512217, and AR80Z0513217.

The product was distributed to two distribution centers in Landover, Maryland and Carlisle, Pennsylvania, one food bank in Lorton, Virginia, and one facility in Laurel, Maryland. Consumers should check their packages for these specific codes and dates and stop consuming the product if it matches the recall description.

The recalled product

Product
Bright Farms Arugula (4 oz. and 8 oz. package) (4 oz. and 8 oz. package) , The salad products packaged in clear, plastic clamshells with best by dates on the package .
Manufacturer
BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC
Category
Food — Salads / Ready-to-Eat
Hazard
Affected units
664

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 (9)

  • Baby Arugula (4oz)- AR05092017
  • AR05102017
  • AR05112017
  • AR05122017
  • AR05132017 Baby Arugula (8oz)- AR80Z0509217
  • AR80Z0510217
  • AR80Z0511217
  • AR80Z0512217
  • AR80Z0513217

Distribution

Distributed in 3 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 10 recalled by BrightFarms, Inc.: WDC Greenhouse LLC 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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