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A popular Panera Bread at Home soup option is being recalled in four states amid reports that it may be contaminated with a foreign matter.
The United States Food and Drug Administration announced Blount Fine Foods, based in McKinney, Texas, is recalling approximately 6,348 pounds of Panera Bread at Home Chicken Tortilla Soup after receiving reports of the soup containing "pieces of a gray nitrile glove," according to a news release on its website shared last week.
The recalled ready to eat soup was produced on July 1, 2021 and contains the following label:
- 16-oz. – Plastic containers of “Panera BREAD at HOME Chicken Tortilla Soup” with lot code 070121-1V and “Use By 09/09/2021” on the label.
The recalled products contain the number "P-13130" inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to Arizona, Florida, Georgia and Texas.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service notified Blount Fine Foods that it received several complaints about pieces of gray nitrile glove found in the soup prior to the recall.
No individuals have been reported to have gotten sick after eating the soup and anyone that has consumed the product and is concerned about a possible injury or illness should contact a healthcare provider.
FSIS is concerned that some of the recalled products may still be in many consumers' refrigerators and must be thrown own immediately or returned to the store in which it was purchased.
Consumers can contact Blount Fine Foods Customer Care Team by calling (866)-674-4519.