Food Safety

Almonds recalled due to undeclared wheat and soy

Wasabi almonds packaged in plain almond bag

Kanan Enterprises has announced a voluntary recall of almonds sold at ALDI stores due to the potential for undeclared wheat and soy.

The problem was discovered by a customer who found that wasabi almonds were packaged in a bag of Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds. The product affected by the recalls is 14-ounce stand up bags of Southern Grove Unsalted Almonds with a UPC of 0 41498 24647 1 and a date code of Best By SEP 25 2018 KN.

The almonds were distributed to ALDI stores in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. No adverse reactions have been reported to date.

Consumers should return the product to their local ALDI store for a full refund. Consumers with questions can call 1-800-860-5464, from 8:15 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST, Monday – Friday

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Casey Laughman is the former Editor in Chief of Food Engineering magazine. He has almost two decades’ experience as a writer and editor for mainstream and trade publications. He spent several years as a writer and editor for two news services before becoming the editor of a legal publication and managing editor of a trade magazine that covered the commercial facilities market.