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Recall: Chef's Recipe Mushroom Barley Soup Contains Undeclared Milk

Bakkavor Foods recalls 16 oz containers of Chef's Recipe Mushroom Barley Soup due to undeclared milk. Check your pantry for affected lots.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0798-2020FoodChef's Recipe ›
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Recalling firmBakkavor Foods USA Inc.2700 Westinghouse Blvd · Charlotte, NC 28273-0113
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. is recalling Chef's Recipe Mushroom Barley Soup because it contains undeclared milk. This poses a risk to individuals with milk allergies who may not be aware of the ingredient. The product was distributed to Harris Teeter distribution centers in North Carolina. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/15968-recall-chef-s-recipe-mushroom-barley-soup-contains-undeclared-milk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/15968-recall-chef-s-recipe-mushroom-barley-soup-contains-undeclared-milk · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0798-2020

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“Recall: Chef's Recipe Mushroom Barley Soup Contains Undeclared Milk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/15968-recall-chef-s-recipe-mushroom-barley-soup-contains-undeclared-milk. Based on FDA recall #F-0798-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0798-2020%22&limit=1).

Bakkavor Foods USA Inc. recalled Chef's Recipe Mushroom Barley Soup due to undeclared milk, according to the FDA on January 29, 2020.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Chef's Recipe
  • Product: Mushroom Barley Soup
  • Size: 16 OZ (1LB) 454g
  • UPC: 1 61088 80363 0
  • Sell By Date: 03/09/20
  • Lot Code: 975002
  • Distributed by: Harris Teeter, LLC, Matthews, NC

The hazard

The product contains undeclared milk.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. has had nine other recalls since October 16, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Bakkavor CPK Tequila Lime Base recall (April 10, 2025) and the Trader Joe's Genova Pesto & Hummus Dip recall (May 1, 2023).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for 16 oz (1 lb / 454g) containers of Chef's Recipe Mushroom Barley Soup distributed by Harris Teeter, LLC in Matthews, NC. Look for UPC 1 61088 80363 0 and a Sell By date of 03/09/20 with Lot number 975002.

  • Brand
    Chef's Recipe
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the soup

    Do not eat the product if you have milk allergies or if it matches the recalled lot details.

  2. Discard or return the product

    The record does not specify a refund or return process, so consumers should dispose of the item safely.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in North Carolina.

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FDA distribution: “Product was distributed to distribution centers in NC” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: North Carolina.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 29, 202012. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 4, 202023. FDA classified it Class I: Mar 6, 202034. FDA terminated the recall: Feb 10, 2022420202022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  3. FDA classified it Class I
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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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-0798-2020 (January 29, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0798-2020 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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