Amy's Kitchen has recalled a single lot of its Organic Lentil Soup, Light in Sodium, covering 15,350 cases at 12 cans per case, or 184,200 individual 14.5-ounce cans. The company began the recall on June 22, and the FDA classified it in an enforcement report on July 14.
The cause is not contamination. It is a manufacturing defect in the can's easy-open pull tab. A compromised seal can allow air and microorganisms into a can that is supposed to remain sterile, which is why the reason listed in the federal enforcement record is potential for spoilage.
A company spokesperson described it as "a voluntary recall of a single lot of soup" attributed to "a manufacturer defect in the can's easy open tab, which has the potential to cause spoilage," and said no other Amy's products or lots are involved.
Why This Matters
Amy's is a pantry staple in households that keep shelf-stable vegetarian and gluten-free options on hand, and canned soup is exactly the kind of product that sits unopened for a year. The affected lot carries a best-before date of April 2027, so a can bought in June could plausibly still be in a cupboard next spring.
That is the practical point for readers. This is not a "throw out anything you ate last week" recall. It is a "check the shelf before you open it" recall, and the window for finding it is long.
What We Know So Far
The recalled cans carry lot number 60D0924 and a best-before date of April 2027. The U.S. UPC is 042272005833. Cans distributed in Canada carry 10042272905833.
The soup was distributed in 28 states: 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, along with parts of Canada.
Amy's soups are carried by national chains including Target, Walmart and Kroger, and by regional grocers such as Sprouts and Hy-Vee, which is why the geographic footprint is broad even though the volume is one production lot. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall.
What a Class II Classification Actually Means
The FDA's classification is the most useful piece of information in this recall, and it is the piece most easily lost in a headline. The agency defines a Class II recall as a situation in which exposure to a violative product "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences" or where the probability of serious harm is remote.
That is a step below Class I, which the FDA reserves for products with a reasonable probability of causing serious injury or death. Amy's 2015 Listeria recall of frozen spinach products was a different category of event. This one is not.
What Canned Food Spoilage Can and Cannot Cause
Spoilage in a commercially sterilized can typically produces organisms that make food taste, smell, and look wrong long before they make a person seriously ill. Common outcomes are off flavors, gas production, and gastrointestinal upset.
Readers will reasonably wonder about botulism, since it is the risk most associated with canned goods. Neither the FDA nor Amy's has identified botulism as a concern in this recall, and the Class II classification is inconsistent with that level of hazard. Presenting a seal defect as a botulism event would misstate what the agency found. What is accurate is simpler: a can with a compromised seal is no longer a sterile container, and it should not be eaten.
Who Faces the Greatest Risk
Any adverse effect from spoiled canned food would fall hardest on the same groups that fare worst with ordinary foodborne illness: young children, adults over 65, pregnant people and anyone whose immune system is suppressed by illness or medication.
There is also a group with a different kind of exposure. Amy's Light in Sodium line is bought disproportionately by people managing blood pressure, heart failure or kidney disease on a sodium-restricted diet, and by people who rely on shelf-stable vegan meals. For those households, the practical loss is a dietary staple rather than a health emergency.
Symptoms and Warning Signs to Watch For
A can that bulges, leaks, spurts liquid when opened, hisses abnormally, or has a dented or damaged pull tab should not be opened or tasted. Soup that smells sour, looks foamy, or has an unusual color should be discarded rather than sampled.
If someone ate soup from the recalled lot and developed nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal cramps, contacting a clinician for guidance is reasonable. Difficulty swallowing, blurred or double vision, drooping eyelids, slurred speech, or muscle weakness after eating any canned food is a medical emergency and warrants immediate care.
What You Can Do Now
Look at the bottom or side of the can for lot number 60D0924 and the best-before date of April 2027, then compare the UPC. If it matches, do not open the can. Return it to the store for a refund or discard it in a sealed bag.
Do not taste a can to check whether it is spoiled. Testing by smell or taste is the one step consumers should skip entirely.
Households can also check the Amy's Kitchen recall information page and the FDA's recall listings for updates before assuming a different lot is affected.
Cost and Access
Retailers are handling refunds at point of purchase, and consumers who no longer have a receipt should ask customer service, since most chains process recall returns without one. Anyone who bought the product in bulk through a co-op or online grocer should check that seller's recall notice, as several regional co-ops posted their own listings with refund instructions.
What Happens Next
The FDA lists the recall status as ongoing, which means the agency has not yet verified that all affected product has been removed from commerce. Recalls are terminated only after that verification. If the pull tab defect is traced to a supplier component used across other products, the scope could expand, though neither the company nor the agency has indicated that is expected. MedicalDaily will monitor the FDA enforcement reports for a status change.
The Bottom Line
The confirmed facts are narrow and worth keeping that way: one lot, 184,200 cans, 28 states, a pull tab defect, a Class II classification and no reported illnesses. The households most affected are those with the April 2027 best-before date still on a shelf. Checking the lot number costs nothing. The central uncertainty is whether the defect is confined to this lot, and the next development will be the FDA's eventual termination of the recall.
