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Seneca Foods Corporation Recall: Lack of acidulant.
🇺🇸 United States
TerminatedClass II
Company
Seneca Foods Corporation
Product
Sliced Pickled Beets, Net Wt 16oz. (1lb) 454g, packaged unde…
Recall date
October 29, 2021
Terminated
March 29, 2022
Source
FDA
Reason for recall
Lack of acidulant.
- Recall initiated
- Reported by source
- Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description
UPC
Quantity
Lot / code information
Sliced Pickled Beets, Net Wt 16oz. (1lb) 454g, packaged under the following brands: 1. Aunt Nellie's, UPC 44300-05463, Distributed by Seneca Foods Corp, Marion, NY 14505-0997 2. Happy Harvest, Dist & Sold Exclusively by: Aldi, Batavia, IL 60510
Sliced Pickled Beets, Net Wt 16oz. (1lb) 454g, packaged under the following brands: 1. Aunt Nellie's, UPC 44300-05463, Distributed by Seneca Foods Corp, Marion, NY 14505-0997 2. Happy Harvest, Dist & Sold Exclusively by: Aldi, Batavia, IL 60510
Quantity
15,074 cases (12 jars per case)
Reason
Lack of acidulant.
Recall initiation date
October 29, 2021
Report date
November 24, 2021
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
March 29, 2022
Distribution pattern
AL, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, VA, WI
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Distributed
No data published
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State
Distributed
Alabama
1
Colorado
1
Florida
1
Georgia
1
Iowa
1
Illinois
1
Indiana
1
Louisiana
1
Massachusetts
1
Maine
1
Michigan
1
Minnesota
1
Missouri
1
North Carolina
1
Nevada
1
New York
1
Ohio
1
Pennsylvania
1
South Carolina
1
Texas
1
Virginia
1
Wisconsin
1
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