Daily Harvest controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
French Lentil + Leek Crumbles illness outbreak and recall
More than 470 illness reports were associated with the product, including severe gastrointestinal symptoms and liver-related complications. Daily Harvest recalled the item after an investigation involving the FDA and later identified tara flour as the likely source. The company faced criticism for the prominence and wording of its initial communications, as well as hundreds of lawsuits from affected consumers.
2022
Criticism of recall communications
Consumer and media reports criticized Daily Harvest’s early customer messaging because it did not initially use the word recall prominently and because social-media communications were handled through updates to existing promotional content. The episode intensified scrutiny of the company’s crisis-response practices.