The Recall Desk
Agency classPublic Health AlertOur severity:HighUSDA FSIS·PHA-05022020·Announced 2020-05-02

Chicken Noodle Soup Recalled for Undeclared Egg Allergen

USDA issued a public health alert for Roundy's chicken noodle soup containing undeclared egg. No illnesses have been reported.

The agency’s classification

USDA FSIS: Public Health Alert

Public Health Alert is a warning FSIS issues when there is a food-safety concern but a recall is not requested, typically because the affected product is no longer available for purchase.

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 on a common allergen (egg), which meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for 34,200 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken noodle soup products. The products were misbranded because they included ingredient labels intended for a different product, resulting in the failure to declare egg, a known allergen, on the label.

The affected items are 15-oz. plastic cups of “Fresh FOODS MARKET CLASSIC CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP” with a best by date of 6/9/2020 and lot code 425798031120. These products were produced on March 11, 2020, by RCK Foods in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and shipped to Kroger retail locations nationwide. The error was discovered by a retail store associate who found an incorrect back label for potato soup on the chicken noodle soup container.

There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. FSIS notes that a formal recall was not requested because the affected products are believed to no longer be available for purchase. However, consumers who may have these products in their refrigerators or freezers should be aware that they contain egg. Consumers should throw the products away or return them to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Chicken Noodle Soup Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Brand
Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc.

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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