La Fe Frozen Peppers and Onions Recall: Plastic Hazard
Grace Kennedy Foods recalls La Fe Brand Frozen Peppers and Onions due to plastic contamination. Check lot KR043021.
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Presence of plastic in bagged frozen peppers and onions.
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What happened, in plain English
Grace Kennedy Foods USA LLC is recalling 16 oz bags of La Fe Brand Frozen Peppers and Onions because they may contain pieces of plastic. The affected product was distributed to retail stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The specific lot number involved is KR043021. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14750-la-fe-frozen-peppers-and-onions-recall-plastic-hazard.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/14750-la-fe-frozen-peppers-and-onions-recall-plastic-hazard · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0362-2021
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“La Fe Frozen Peppers and Onions Recall: Plastic Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14750-la-fe-frozen-peppers-and-onions-recall-plastic-hazard. Based on FDA recall #F-0362-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0362-2021%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The presence of plastic in the food product poses a choking hazard or potential injury if swallowed. Ingesting foreign objects like plastic can cause serious internal damage or require medical intervention.
Who’s affected
Consumers who purchased 16 oz bags of La Fe Brand Frozen Peppers and Onions from retail stores in CT, DE, MA, NJ, NY, or PA. Anyone who bought the specific lot KR043021 is at risk of ingesting plastic.
How to tell if you have this one
Look for 16 oz bags of La Fe Brand Frozen Peppers and Onions with Lot # KR043021 and Batch # K10605. These items were sold in retail stores across Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
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What to do — step by step
Stop consuming the product
Do not eat the frozen peppers and onions if you have the recalled lot.
Discard or return the item
The record does not specify a remedy, so please discard the product or contact the retailer for assistance.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 6 states.
FDA distribution: “Distributed to retail stores in CT, DE, MA, NJ, NY, and PA” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Questions people ask
How many cases were recalled?
A total of 187 cases, containing 12 bags per case, were part of this recall.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #F-0362-2021 (March 22, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0362-2021 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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