Overview
- Kettle Cuisine announced the recall on May 21 after staff found one 24‑ounce in‑store cup that contained shrimp instead of the labeled minestrone.
- The recall is narrowly limited to cups marked Lot Code 1762181, Use By Date 05/27/26 and UPC 099482502065 and does not include other products or dates.
- Affected cups were distributed to Whole Foods stores in 17 states plus Washington, D.C., and were also sold online through Whole Foods and Amazon.
- The FDA and the company say no illnesses have been reported and advise anyone who bought the identified cups to return them for a full refund or call Kettle Cuisine’s customer‑service line.
- The company said the problem appears to be a packaging or production mix‑up at its Lynn, Massachusetts facility, a flaw that could prompt tighter controls in grab‑and‑go prepared foods and more checks for undeclared allergens.