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F-1962-2015 Class I Terminated

Recalled by Middle East Bakery, Inc. — Lawrence, MA

FDA food recall F-1962-2015 was initiated by Middle East Bakery, Inc. on Jan 30, 2015 and is designated Class I. Reason for recall: Product may contain undeclared soy. The recall status is terminated (terminated Jul 26, 2016).

Recall details

Product Type: Food
Report Date: Apr 22, 2015
Initiation Date: Jan 30, 2015
Termination Date: Jul 26, 2016
Voluntary/Mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated

Product description

Trader Joes Organic Pita Pocket Bread 100% Whole Wheat, UPC 00721196, with a sell by date of FEB 03 printed on the plastic closure tab.

Reason for recall

Product may contain undeclared soy.

Distribution pattern

Product 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.

Code information

Sell by date of Feb 03

Source

Dataset: openFDA food recall enforcement reports
FDA record: This recall in openFDA (JSON)
Enforcement Report: Search FDA's Enforcement Report for F-1962-2015
openFDA file date: Nov 3, 2026
Loaded by RegDataLab: Nov 8, 2026

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