Product Recall Number: 19-048
Why was Lotus Foods rice ramen noodle soup cups recalled?
The paper soup cup’s labeling incorrectly instructs consumers to use the microwave for cooking, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 19-048
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-12-13
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Lotus Foods rice ramen noodle soup cups
Description:
Hazard Description: The paper soup cup’s labeling incorrectly instructs consumers to use the microwave for cooking, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 239,000
Incidents: Lotus Foods has received 12 reports of the soup cups becoming extremely hot and/or sparking or catching fire during microwaving, including one report of a minor burn. Reported damage has been limited to the noodle cups.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled soup cups and contact Lotus Foods for a coupon for a replacement product.
Sold At: Whole Foods Market stores and other independent natural and specialty stores nationwide, Safeway stores in Northern California and online at Amazon.com and Lotusfoods.com from August 2018 through November 2018 for about $2.50.
Importers: Lotus Foods Inc., of Richmond, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed