Class IIITerminated · reported 2022-01-12

happi foodi , Roasted Russets and Asparagus, 10 oz frozen bowl, 8 packages per case…

Prepared Meals Co recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 12 January 2022 as Class III. The recall was initiated by the firm. Presence of visible mold detected.

The record

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Product: happi foodi , Roasted Russets and Asparagus, 10 oz frozen bowl, 8 packages per case, Keep Frozen DOM- 05/20/2021
Reason for recall: Presence of visible mold detected.
Recalling firm: Prepared Meals Co
Firm location: Moosic, Pennsylvania, United States
Classification: Class III
Status: Terminated
Recall number: F-0360-2022
Quantity: 153 cases on one (1) pallet
Distribution: There is one Consignee : KeHE Distributors 16081 Fern Avenue, Chino, CA 91708
Initiated: 8 December 2021
Reported by FDA: 12 January 2022
Terminated: 20 March 2023
Firm notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Product codes: 21140_983 internal tracking Sales Order SO9425 to KeHE PMC3 1401 on retail unit

Reading this record

Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.

Class III means the FDA judged that the product was unlikely to cause harm but violated FDA labelling or manufacturing regulation. The class is assigned by an agency health hazard evaluation under 21 CFR 7.41, not by the firm.
The firm started this recall itself. Most FDA food recalls are voluntary, and a recall is a food safety plan working rather than failing. The circumstances in which the agency asks for one instead are set out in 21 CFR 7.45.
This record is the only one the FDA opened for its recall event, so it covers a single product code.
The recall ran for 15 months, from 8 December 2021 to termination on 20 March 2023. Termination means the agency judged that all reasonable effort had been made, under 21 CFR 7.55, and it says nothing about whether product remained in circulation.
The FDA published the enforcement report 5 weeks after the firm began the recall.
Recalls of a prepared meal or sandwich run a median of 6 months, so this one was longer than usual for its category. Prepared meals concentrate every other category's hazards into one package: they are assembled from many components, handled after any cook step, sold ready to eat, and carry an ingredient list long enough to lose an allergen in.

What this recall was for

Spoilage and mould

A spoilage recall means the food degraded before its date: mould growth, unintended fermentation, swelling or rancidity, usually traced to a seal, a formulation or a storage temperature.

A preventive controls plan covers spoilage under the clauses below. This is where the control belongs, not a finding against any firm named on this page: a recall record states a reason, and most of these recalls were initiated by the firm itself.

21 CFR 117.93: Warehousing and distribution: storage and transport under conditions that protect food against contamination and against deterioration of the food and its container.
21 CFR 117.80(b)(3): Time and temperature: holding food at temperatures that do not allow microorganisms to grow, and for no longer than the process allows.

Filed under prepared meals and sandwiches. A product can sit in more than one.

Other prepared meals and sandwiches recalls for the same reason

These are the closest records in the corpus: the same kind of food, recalled for a hazard this record also names. Unlike the firm’s own records below, they come from different companies, which is what makes them a pattern rather than a history.

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2026-07-22	Amy's ORGANIC SOUPS LENTIL LIGHT IN SODIUM NET WT. 14.5 OZ. (411 g) Microwave: Place soup in a microwave-safe bowl. Cover. Cook for 1.5-2 minutes. Let sit 1 minute. Stir. Serve. Stovetop: Heat soup in a saucepan, stirring occasionally. AMY'S KITCHEN, INC. P.O. BOX 7129 PETALUMA, CA 94955 UPC (for U.S. product): 042272005833 UPC (for Canada product): 10042272905833	AMY'S KITCHEN INC.	Potential for spoilage.	Class II
2025-06-25	Pizza Shoppe The "Pink Stuff" World-Famous Creamy Garlic Salad Dressing, net wt. 12oz, UPC 896537002019 packaged in clear plastic bottle with twist lid. Bottles are packed 6/case.	La Fontanella Food Products LLC	Potential for product spoilage (increased level of lactic acid detected in retain samples).	Class II
2023-08-30	Green Curry Paste (one ounce) 28g contained in Every Plate meal code 87, 116.	EVERY PLATE	Product spoiled due to temperature abuse.	Class II
2023-03-08	Limited Edition Winter Mint Chocolate Premier Protein 30g Protein High Protein Shake 11.5oz (340mL) UPC 00643843801498 packaged in plastic bottles in full wrap lithographpacked in a cardboard case, 12 packages per case	Niagara Bottling	The recalled product did not meet the pre-kill step processing specifications and has the potential to be spoiled.	Class II
2023-02-08	Limited Edition Winter Mint Chocolate Premier Protein 30g Protein High Protein Shake 11.5oz (340mL) UPC 00643843801498 packaged in plastic bottles in full wrap lithograph packed in a cardboard case, 12 packages per case	Niagara Bottling	The recalled product did not meet the pre-kill step processing specifications and has the potential to be spoiled.	Class II
2020-04-01	Red Pozole Soup Starter, Pozole To The People, packaged in glass jars. Net Wt. 16 fl. oz., (473.2 mL). or 24 fl. oz. 16 fl oz UPC 738283379109 24 fl oz UPC 860322002201 The label is read in parts: "*RED POZOLE SOUP STARTER NET WT. 24 OZ. INGREDIENTS: Water, Hominy, Guajillo, Ancho, Lime Juice, Kosher Salt, Spices* Refrigerate after opening*Made by Proxy Foods, LLC 7328 SE Foster Road, Portland, OR *.	Proxy Foods LLC	Missing processing records/production logs. Observations of swollen and/or leaking Red Pozole Starter jars at multiple retail locations.	Class II
2018-05-09	2-ct. (9-oz.) Hot Pockets X Four Cheese Pizza UPC: 43695071092 Target item number: 270-6-190	Target Corporation	Shipping container from CA to HI was not held at proper temperature which could cause food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens	Class II
2018-05-09	Amys Gluten and Dairy Free Bean Rice Burrito 6oz UPC: 42272003525 Target item number: 270-2-1391	Target Corporation	Shipping container from CA to HI was not held at proper temperature which could cause food items to be contaminated with spoilage organisms or pathogens	Class II

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