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Amy's Kitchen Recalls 15,350 Cases of Organic Lentil Soup Over Potential Spoilage

An FDA enforcement report classifies the ongoing Class II recall of the 14.5 oz "light in sodium" soup, distributed in 28 states and Canada.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 11:10 a.m. ET
of Petaluma, California, is recalling 15,350 cases — 12 cans per case — of Amy's Organic Soups Lentil Light in Sodium, 14.5 oz (411 g), according to an FDA enforcement report carrying recall number . The record gives the reason as "potential for spoilage" and lists the recall status as . The firm initiated the action on June 22, 2026, and the report is dated July 22, 2026. The affected product is identified in the record by LOT 60D0924, BEST BEFORE 4/2027, with UPC 042272005833 for the U.S. product and 10042272905833 for the Canadian product. Distribution is listed as domestic to Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin, and foreign distribution to Canada. Based on the unit count and pack size given in the notice, the recall covers roughly 222,600 ounces of soup; that total is calculated here from those figures and is not stated by the agency. The FDA classified the action as , the agency's middle category, used where a product may cause temporary or medically reversible harm and where the probability of serious harm is remote. The enforcement record does not describe any reports of illness, and the matter remains open. The product is a finished, ready-to-eat lentil soup in a sealed, shelf-stable 14.5 oz container — the label directs microwaving in a covered bowl for 1.5 to 2 minutes or warming in a saucepan. It is a retail grocery item bought off the shelf by shoppers rather than a bulk ingredient supplied to manufacturers, so cans are likely to be sitting in household pantries and in kitchens that buy the same retail packs. Lentils are the small, lens-shaped edible seeds of *Lens culinaris*, an annual legume of the pea family grown mainly in Europe, Asia and North Africa and used chiefly in soups and stews, according to reference material from Encyclopaedia Britannica and the New World Encyclopedia. Two label terms are regulated definitions: under the USDA National Organic Program, a product labeled simply "organic" must contain at least 95 percent certified organic ingredients, excluding salt and water; under FDA rules at 21 CFR 101.56, a "light in sodium" claim means sodium has been reduced by 50 percent or more against a reference food of the same type. This background describes the food only and says nothing about the recall. The FDA's recall database lists three other actions by this firm: a recall dated October 22, 2025, of Gluten Free Bean & Rice Burrito over potential contamination with foreign objects; a recall dated May 1, 2024, of Amy's Kitchen Enchilada Verde Whole Meal for L. mono contamination; and a recall dated February 21, 2024, of Gluten Free Bean and Cheese Burrito for presence of foreign material (plastic). Those prior entries are database record only and say nothing about the cause or fault in this action.

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  1. Version 67 Aug 2026, 15:10current

    No new facts in the record; added headline and dek, story text unchanged.

  2. Version 57 Aug 2026, 12:54

    Corrected the description of the USDA 'organic' label to the 95-percent certified-ingredient threshold, added the FDA's regulatory definition of 'light in sodium,' and added source URLs.

  3. Version 47 Aug 2026, 07:53

    Replaced unsupported Wikipedia and 21 CFR 101.56 'light in sodium' references with the sourced Britannica/New World Encyclopedia and USDA organic material, and added the source URL list.

  4. Version 37 Aug 2026, 03:25

    Added that "light in sodium" is a regulated FDA nutrient content claim under 21 CFR 101.56 and corrected the lentil description to match the cited reference sources.

  5. Version 26 Aug 2026, 23:04

    Corrected the lentil-growing regions to those given in the reference material, added the USDA organic-label explanation, removed the unsupported 'shelf-stable can' characterisation, alphabetised the state list and added source URLs.

  6. Version 16 Aug 2026, 18:52

    First published.

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