Recalled H-E-B Yogurt Alternative Assigned FDA Risk Level

The FDA said the potential for allergic reactions to almonds led to the voluntarily withdraw of strawberry flavored Higher Harvest by H-E-B Dairy-Free Coconut Yogurt.
Published: 1/28/2026, 12:31:21 PM EST
Recalled H-E-B Yogurt Alternative Assigned FDA Risk Level
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assigned a risk level to 175 cases of a recalled H-E-B yoghurt alternative.

The potential for allergic reactions to almonds led Plant Based Innovations of Leominster, Massachusetts, to voluntarily withdraw its Higher Harvest by H-E-B Dairy-Free Coconut Yogurt last month, according to a Jan. 26 FDA enforcement report.

“The recall was initiated after a customer complaint revealed that product containing almond was distributed in packaging that did not declare the presence of almond,” FDA officials said.

The recall was originally announced on Dec. 19, 2025, and has since been assigned the FDA’s second-highest risk event alert.

“As a Class 2 recall, this means the risk is temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” registered dietitian nutritionist Tiffany Bruno told NTD.

A Class 1 recall is defined as having a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to will cause serious adverse health consequences or death, while a Class 3 event involves products that violate regulations but are unlikely to cause health problems, such as minor labeling errors.

Only the Strawberry flavor has been withdrawn, and it was distributed to H-E-B and shipped on Nov. 24, 2025, through H-E-B distribution centers and retail grocery stores in Texas.

The product was sold by H-E-B in 5.3-ounce plastic cups with foil lids and a Jan. 2 Best By date printed on the bottom of the container.

No illnesses or injuries have been reported to date.

The FDA urged consumers who purchased the affected product and who have an almond allergy or sensitivity to refrain from consuming the product and to return it to its place of purchase for a full refund.

Earlier in the month, the FDA assigned its second-highest risk warning to 4,665,608 units of a recalled frozen dessert distributed by Danone.

It was the potential presence of foreign material that led WhiteWave of Louisville, Colorado, to initially voluntarily withdraw its So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Cashewmilk, Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert, according to an FDA enforcement report.

The one-pint containers were distributed nationwide in the United States and Canada.

In a notice published by the Food and Drug Administration, officials said the foreign objects were traced to cashew inclusions used in the non-dairy dessert, which may have carried small stones or other hard objects.

Although packaging for the So Delicious Salted Caramel Cluster frozen dessert changed in February 2025, each recalled pint bears the SKU number 136603 and UPC 744473476138.

The recall is only applicable to the Salted Caramel Cluster flavor in pint-size containers with best-by dates before Aug. 8, 2027.