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FDA recalls · F-1965-2015

Middle East Bakery, Inc. recall

  • FoodTrader Joe's Mini Whole Wheat Pitas, UPC 00637138
  • ReasonProduct may contain undeclared soy.
  • ClassClass I: most serious: the food could cause serious health problems or death
  • StatusClosed by FDA, ended 2016-07-26
  • DatesFirm started it 2015-01-30. In FDA's enforcement report 2015-04-22.
  • Sold inProduct is picked up at Middle East Bakery by independent drivers that supply markets in their territory. The headquarters representative for each firm that potentially received product was notified as a result the downstream customers (retail stores) were notified by their corporate offices. The Josephs brand name products were distributed in markets in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and in the following stores: Market Basket, Stop & Shop, Shaws, Hannaford and Big Y. The Trader Joes products were distributed only in Trader Joe's stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.
  • AmountN/A
  • CodesSell by date of "FEB 05" printed on the plastic closure tab.
  • FirmMiddle East Bakery, Inc., Lawrence, MA · Voluntary: Firm initiated

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From FDA's enforcement report, via openFDA (CC0): raw data for this recall. FDA's own Enforcement Report search finds it by its number, F-1965-2015. Class meanings: FDA.