Product Safety Notices & Recalls
At Big Y, our goal is to exceed our customers' evolving expectations by constantly seeking better ways to create and deliver world class service and value. This makes food safety a priority for us. We maintain the highest standards of performance in all areas of our Big Y Locations especially when it comes to the well-being of our community.
Recall: a situation in which exposure will, may, or may not cause adverse health consequences. Detail of the recalled product consequences is listed within each posted product recall.
Market Withdrawal: occurs when a product has a minor concern that would not be subject to FDA nor USDA legal action. For example, if a product did not have the correct consistency or color and did not meet the company's quality expectations.
Consumer Advisories: a situation in which there is a known by the FDA or USDA reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. The situation has not been announced to the public by FDA nor USDA yet as a Recall.
Recalls
Gerber Soothe N Chew Teething Sticks Recall
February 1, 2025
Gerber Products Company is initiating a recall and discontinuation of all batches of GERBER® SOOTHE N CHEW® TEETHING STICKS due to a potential choking hazard for babies and young children.
December 18, 2024
Riverside Natural Foods Inc. is voluntarily recalling MadeGood Granola Bars, detailed below with identifying information and dates, due to the potential presence of a piece of metal in the product.
NuGo Dark Chocolate Chip Bars Recall
December 03, 2024
NuGo is recalling Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip bars because they may contain undeclared dairy.
Grimmway Farms Organic Carrots - Various Brands Recall
November 18, 2024
Grimmway Farms has issued a recall of select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers.
November 13, 2024
Cumberland Packing has issued a voluntary recall for Agave in the Raw Hot due to the product containing yeast in one batch of the hot agave syrup. Consumption of this product does not pose any critical health concerns.
Full Circle Gluten Free Waffles Recall
October 23, 2024
DOT Foods, in conjunction with TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has voluntarily recalled all products manufactured at the supplier's Brantford Canada facility due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
October 23, 2024
Topco, in conjunction with TreeHouse Foods, Inc. has voluntarily recalled all products manufactured at the supplier's Brantford Canada facility due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Updated - October 22, 2024
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain frozen waffle products listed below due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Market Withdrawals
- Table Talk Pies Market Withdrawal - December 18th, 2024 - Table Talk Pies has issued a voluntary market withdrawal for 8” Table Talk Apple Crumb Pie, due to pumpkin pies being placed in a red and white pie box with an apple crumb label.
- Whole White Mushrooms Market Withdrawal - November 25th, 2024 - Big Y is issuing a voluntary market withdrawal for 8oz and 24oz packages of whole white mushrooms that come in a blue container due to some packages may contain mushroom flies.
- Busseto Sliced Salami Market Withdrawal - October 31, 2024 - Busseto Foods has initiated a voluntary market withdrawal of select products that were produced on a single production line at their Fresno, California facility.
- Nick's Sticks Spicy Chicken Stick Market Withdrawal - October 25, 2024 - Nick’ Sticks by Wenzel’s Farm, in partnership with Jennings Premium Meats, the manufacturer of Nick’s Sticks, is initiating a market withdrawal for Nick’s Spicy Chicken Sticks due to the concern of a potential foreign material.
- Fairlife Fat Free Milk Market Withdrawal - October 14, 2024 - Coca-Cola has issued a market withdrawal for a small quantity of Fairlife 52oz fat free ultra-filtered milk because some of the cartons may carry a subtle vanilla flavor due to an ingredient error.
- Bisquick Original Baking Mix Market Withdrawal - September 26, 2024 - Big Y Foods has issued a market withdrawal for 40oz boxes of Bisquick Original Baking Mix with a sell-by date of May 10, 2025 due to some of the boxes having the potential to have bugs in them.
- Full Circle Organic Espresso Dark Roast Ground Coffee Market Withdrawal - September 25, 2024 - Topco Associates has issued a market withdrawal for 12oz bags of Full Circle Organic Espresso Dark Roast Ground Coffee due to the bags having the wrong UPC code and product name printed on the back of the bag.
- Full Circle Organic Light Brown Sugar Market Withdrawal - September 23, 2024 - Topco Associates has issued a market withdrawal for Full Circle Organic Light Brown Sugar due to the packages bloating.
- San J Organic Low Sodium Soy Sauce Market Withdrawal - September 20, 2024 - San J has issued a market withdrawal for San J Organic Low Sodium Soy Sauce due to a labeling issue.
- Big Y French Toast Bagels Market Withdrawal - September 20, 2024 - Topco Associates has issued a market withdrawal for one days production of Big Y French Toast bagels because the packages may contain plain bagels.
- Full Circle Organic Bartlett Pears in Juice Market Withdrawal - September 16, 2024 - Topco Associates has issued a market withdrawal for 2 lot codes of Full Circle Organic Bartlett Pears in Juice due to the part of the best-by date being cut off.
- Food Club Original Seltzer Market Withdrawal - September 6, 2024 - Topco Associates has issued a market withdrawal for 1 liter bottles of Food Club Original seltzer due to the caps on the bottles are cracked.
- Food Club Seltzer Withdrawal - August 23, 2024 - Topco Associates has issued a market withdrawal for 1 liter bottles of Food Club Original seltzer due to the caps on the bottles are cracked.
Consumer Advisories
None at this time.
More Resources:
Recalls Background and Definitions | FDA
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Recalls.gov - Your Online Resource for Recalls - http://www.recalls.gov/
FDA's Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts Page - http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Current Recalls and Alerts - http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fsis_Recalls/Open_Federal_Cases/index.asp