Cedar’s Mediterranean Foods Inc. Warning Letter Details

Summary

Cedar's Mediterranean Foods Inc. was warned for misbranding Cedar's Organic Mediterranean Hommus, which was labeled with incorrect ingredient declarations and failed to declare tree nuts (pine nuts) as a major food allergen in violation of section 403(w) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The violation occurred when an employee performed an unauthorized label changeover, applying the Organic Everything Hommus label—which contained pine nuts—to the Mediterranean Hommus product without updating the allergen declarations. The company recalled the affected product in October 2021 and implemented corrective actions including employee retraining, disciplinary action, and a new label reconciliation program that FDA planned to verify during its next facility inspection.