The container gets into the food — when packaging becomes the foreign matter
A flexible pouch made to hold fruit puree for young children was recalled because it may release thin strips of plastic into the food. The recalling firm is not the food company but the maker of the packaging.
Recall overview (primary data)
- ClassificationClass II
- Product typeFood
- Recalling firmCHEER PACK
- ReasonFlexible food pouch may release thin plastic strips into food.
- Distributiononly in OR.
- Recall initiated2026-07-16
Key points
- The product is a flexible food pouch, three-layer foil, spouted, part number CP6088.
- The reason for recall is that the pouch may release thin plastic strips into the food.
- It was manufactured for packaging Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana and Strawberry 4 oz food puree.
- The recall is being conducted by CHEER PACK, the maker of the packaging, rather than by the food company.
- The quantity is 322,450 units of 4 oz, distributed only in Oregon.
1The container recalled, not the contents
Food recalls ordinarily concern what is inside: contamination, an undeclared allergen, something wrong with an ingredient. Not here. What is at fault is the container, and the firm conducting the recall is not the food company but the maker of the packaging.
2Who is doing the recalling
The product description field holds the specification of the pouch. The brand inside, Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana and Strawberry, appears only to say what the pouch was made to hold. Which layer of the supply chain is being recalled can be read from how the record is written.
3Quantity and reach pulling apart
More than three hundred thousand units, confined to one state. Size and reach are separate matters, and neither is what sets the classification, which turns, as this series keeps finding, on what can happen in a single instance.
4Who it was for
The pouch was made to hold fruit puree for young children. Thin strips of plastic are the kind of foreign matter whose significance can depend on who is eating. The record places it at Class II, meaning the health consequences reasonably expected were assessed as temporary or medically reversible, or serious ones as remote.
Why it matters
A food recall does not always concern the food. Where the container is itself the source of foreign matter, the recalling firm is the packaging maker rather than the food company, and the product description is written as a packaging specification. That quantity and reach occupy separate fields, and that neither determines the classification, is likewise part of reading these records.
FAQ
Why is a packaging firm doing the recall?
Where does the foreign matter come from?
Why such a large quantity in so small an area?
Sources (primary)
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- FDA recall information (official)
- openFDA (data provider)
- Recall number: H-1193-2026