Soup offered at H-E-B shops recalled for 'life-threatening' allergen

This soup distributed at H-E-B stores is being recalled. — This soup distributed at H-E-B shops is being recalled. Credit score: Courtesy Picture / FDA

A provider for San Antonio-based grocer H-E-B has recalled a ready-made soup as a result of it presents a life-threatening threat to individuals with sure meals allergy symptoms, in keeping with the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration.

The first H-E-B meals recall since February, 16-ounce Meal Easy model Purple Lentil Dal Soup was taken off cabinets for holding milk, which wasn’t marked on its ingredient label.

No sicknesses have been reported as of Dec. 10, in keeping with the FDA. Nonetheless, these with an allergy or extreme sensitivity to exploit threat critical or life-threatening allergic reactions from consuming the soup.

Bakkavor USA, a contemporary ready meals firm primarily based in North Carolina, started an inner investigation after a buyer notified the agency that the dal soup container really held a poultry and rice soup, in keeping with the FDA.

The corporate discovered that the Meal Easy Turkey & Wild Rice Soup included milk as an ingredient, the FDA reported. The Meal Easy Purple Lentil Dal Soup doesn’t comprise milk, and the label on the container doesn’t declare the dairy ingredient.

The product was out there for buy in Texas H-E-Bs and distributed from Nov. 3 to Dec. 8, the FDA wrote. The recalled soup is in clear plastic cups with “Finest by: 1/11/2026” printed on the underside.

An investigation into the basis explanation for the problem is ongoing, in keeping with the FDA.

H-E-B, the FDA and Bakkavor USA urge clients who purchased the recalled product to return it to the shop of buy for a full refund. They could additionally contact H-E-B Buyer Service at (855) 432-4438 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday by means of Friday.

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