World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa's FDA recall records

The FDA has published 4 food recall enforcement records naming World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa's between 2022 and 2024, covering 4 separate recall events. The firm is recorded in California. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386
4
Share of all recalls
0%
Class I of 4
3
Reported between
2022 to 2024

What these records are

Every record on this page was published by the FDA in the openFDA food enforcement database. 4 records cover 4 recall events, because the agency opens one record per product code: a single recall of a product line with many codes appears here many times.

3 of these records are Class I, 1 Class II and 0 Class III. A recall count is not a safety score. Most FDA food recalls are initiated by the firm itself, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a food safety plan is built to produce.

What was recalled for

A single record can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap.

By year

Counts are by the date the FDA reported the enforcement action. That date runs behind the date a firm started a recall, so the most recent year is always partial.

Where the recalling firms are

The state is the location of the recalling firm, not where the product was sold. Distribution is recorded separately on each record.

Most recently reported

All 4 records.
ReportedProductFirmReasonClass
2024-02-07Melissa's Hot Kimchi Pickled Napa Cabbage NET WT. 14 oz (397g) Ingredients: Napa Cabbage, Radish, Water, Garlic, Red Pepper, Organic Sugar Cane, Sea Salt, Calcium Lactate, Ginger, Onion, Sorbitol, and Xanthan Gum. Produce on equipment that also processes products containing fish. Distributed By: World Variety Produce, Inc. Los Angeles, CA 90051World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa'sUndeclared allergen; fish.Class I
2023-01-25Pasta Para Duris 12 oz. (340g) Brand Name: Melissa's UPC: 045255 152739 Distributed by: World Variety Produce, Inc. PO Box 514599 LA, CA 90051 Clear plastic bag with front label Package size: 6 countWorld Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa'sPasta Para Duris was found to contain wheat that is not declared on the labelClass II
2022-10-05Dutch Red Potatoes with Dijon Mustard Sauce. NET WT. 1 LB 1.7 OZ (502g) UPC code 0-45255-15221-0 Distributed by World Variety Produce, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Product of USA.World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa'sDutch Red Potatoes were packed with a Dijon Mustard Sauce packet that did not declare the allergen of egg.Class I
2022-05-04Organic Marketside Zucchini 2 Count packages/8 per case Ingredients: Organic Zucchini New WT. 6 oz. (170g) UPC: 6-81131-22105-4 Perishable Keep Refrigerated Clear plastic overwrap tray Use within 2-3 days of opening Distributed by Walmart, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716 Product of MexicoWorld Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa'sProduct may be contaminated with SalmonellaClass I

Questions

How many FDA recalls has World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa's had?
The FDA has published 4 food recall enforcement records naming World Variety Produce Inc dba Melissa's between 2022 and 2024. Those records cover 4 separate recall events: the agency opens one record per product code, so one recall of a product line appears as many records.
Does a high recall count mean a firm is unsafe?
Not on its own. Most FDA food recalls are initiated voluntarily by the firm, and a recall is the firm removing product from the market, which is what a working food safety plan is supposed to produce. Record counts also scale with the number of product codes a firm carries rather than with the number of things that went wrong.

All FDA food recall data

A recall is the end of an evidence trail that either existed or did not. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

Early access

Recall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.