Gluten Free Bean and Cheese Burrito (5.5 oz), individual plastic overwrap, 12 retail…
AMY'S KITCHEN INC. recalled this product and the FDA reported the enforcement action on 21 February 2024 as Class II. The recall was initiated by the firm. Presence of foreign material in food (plastic)
The record
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- Product
- Gluten Free Bean and Cheese Burrito (5.5 oz), individual plastic overwrap, 12 retail units/case, frozen
- Reason for recall
- Presence of foreign material in food (plastic)
- Recalling firm
- AMY'S KITCHEN INC.
- Firm location
- Petaluma, California, United States
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall number
- F-0873-2024
- Quantity
- 5,567 cases / 12 units per case
- Distribution
- Products are distributed to distributors and retailers. U.S. distribution to CA, CO, FL, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, OR, WA, WI. No foreign distribution.
- Initiated
- 13 February 2024
- Reported by FDA
- 21 February 2024
- Terminated
- 28 March 2024
- Firm notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Product codes
- Gluten Free Bean and Cheese Burrito 12Pk, Item # 000353, Lot # 30K0823, UPC: 0-42272-00353-2; Case UPC: 10042272003539; Best Before Date: 11/2025
Reading this record
Five things about this record are not in the record itself, and each one changes how it should be read.
- Class II means the FDA judged a remote probability of serious harm, or a probability of temporary or medically reversible harm. 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 6 weeks, from 13 February 2024 to termination on 28 March 2024. 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 distribution pattern names 11 states, and the FDA published the enforcement report 8 days after the firm began the recall.
- Recalls of cheese run a median of 7 months, so this one was shorter than usual for its category. Cheese dominates Listeria recalls among dairy products because soft and semi-soft varieties hold enough moisture for the organism to grow at refrigeration temperature, and because most are eaten without any further cooking step.
Named in the distribution pattern: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oregon, Washington. Those pages count recalls by where the RECALLING FIRM sits, which is a different question from where this product went.
What this recall was for
Foreign material
A foreign material recall means something that is not food was found in food: metal, plastic, glass, wood or insect matter, usually shed by equipment during processing.
A preventive controls plan covers foreign material 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 117.40
- Equipment and utensils: plant equipment designed and maintained so it cannot contaminate food with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments or contaminated water.
- 21 CFR 117.80(c)
- Manufacturing operations: the measures that protect food from contamination during processing, including the effective ones against metal and other extraneous material.
- 21 CFR 117.150
- Corrective actions: what a facility does when a preventive control was not properly implemented, including identifying and correcting the problem and evaluating the food for safety.
Filed under cheese and prepared meals and sandwiches. A product can sit in more than one.
Other cheese 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.
Other records from AMY'S KITCHEN INC.
The FDA opens one enforcement record per product code, so several of these are frequently one recall event.
| Reported | Product | Firm | Reason | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2025-10-22 | Gluten Free Bean & Rice Burrito. 12 retail units per case. 5.5oz/retail unit. UPC code 042272003525. Frozen. | AMY'S KITCHEN INC. | Potential contamination with foreign objects. | Class II |
| 2024-05-01 | Amy's Kitchen Enchilada Verde Whole Meal 10 oz. 12 pk Item # 000085 | AMY'S KITCHEN INC. | L. mono contamination | Class II |
All 4 records for AMY'S KITCHEN INC.
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21 CFR 117.40 is the clause behind this recall, and it is one somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. 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.
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