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FDA (Food) recall action 67484

Tortillas Mexico Mexico, Incorporated recalled 3 products on 2014-03-26

The FDA (Food) publishes a recall like this one as 3 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 3 pages.

Products
3
Announced
2014-03-26
Critical
0
Units
1,105,148

Why these products were recalled

Tortillas Mexico is recalling all tortillas with the Expiration Dates from December 20 to February 27, 2014 because a meatal staple was found by a consumer in a baked tortilla. Investigation by the Colorado Health Department found the firm's metal detector was not functioning.

Tortillas Mexico is recalling all tortillas with the Expiration Dates from December 20 to February 27, 2014 due to metal detector malfunction during production and therefore potential for metal in product.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.

States named across these recalls

1–3 of 3

  • SevereFDA (Food)··2014-03-26

    Tortillas Mexico Recalls Corn Tortillas Due to Metal Staple Contamination

    Tortillas Mexico is recalling corn tortillas with expiration dates from December 20, 2013, to February 27, 2014, after a consumer found a metal staple in a baked tortilla.

    Product
    CORN TORTILLAS: 18 CT YELLOW/WHITE 18 OZ USPC Code 1569603333, 36 COUNT YELLOW/WHITE 36 OZ USPC Code 1569603335/4, 75 COUNT WHITE CORN 5 LB,USPC Code 1569603331, 100 COUNT WHITE CORN 100 OZ USPC Code 1569603336, 36 COUNT MINI 24 OZ USPC Code 1569603332, 36 COUNT TAQUITO 23 OZ UPC
    Category
    Distribution
    4 states
  • HighFDA (Food)··2014-03-26

    Tortillas Mexico Recalls Flour Tortillas Due to Metal Detector Malfunction

    Tortillas Mexico is recalling flour tortillas with expiration dates from December 20, 2013, to February 27, 2014, due to a metal detector malfunction that may have allowed metal fragments into the product.

    Product
    FLOUR TORTILLAS: FAJITA 6" 15 0Z UPC Code 1569602222, HOMESTYLE 8" 24 OZ UPC Code 1569602221, BURRITO 10" 28OZ UPC Code 1569602223, GRANDE 12" 36 OZ UPC Code 1569602224, JUAREZ 8" 24 OZ UPC Code 1569603337, 8" RESTAURANT 23 OZ UPC Code 1569602230, 10" RESTAURANT 28 OZ UPC Code 15
    Category
    Distribution
    4 states
  • HighFDA (Food)··2014-03-26

    Tortillas Mexico Recalls Wheat Tortillas Due to Metal Staple Contamination

    Tortillas Mexico is recalling wheat tortillas because a consumer found a metal staple in a baked tortilla. The firm's metal detector was not functioning.

    Product
    WHEAT TORTILLAS: 9 COUNT, 18 OZ, UPC Code 1569602225. Packaged in clear poly plastic bags.
    Category
    Distribution
    4 states