Chef Myron's Premium Shoyu Sauce Recalled for Gluten-Free Mislabeling
JMH International is recalling Chef Myron's Premium Shoyu Sauce because it contains wheat-derived gluten despite a gluten-free claim.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class III
Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling on a common allergen (gluten), which meets the criteria for a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
JMH International, LLC is recalling Chef Myron's Premium Shoyu Sauce in 1-gallon and 5-gallon containers. The recall involves specific batches with expiration dates ranging from September 2021 to February 2022.
The product was labeled as gluten-free, but it contains fermented soy sauce produced from wheat that was not processed to remove gluten prior to fermentation. This mislabeling poses a risk to individuals with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.
The recall is distributed nationwide. Consumers should check their pantries for the affected item numbers and batch codes listed in the official notice and stop using the product if it matches the recalled details.
The recalled product
- Product
- Chef Myron's Premium Shoyu Sauce, 1 GAL (3.78 L), Item # 400023077, 2 bottles/case; 5 GAL (18.92 L), Item # 400023279, plastic pail
- Manufacturer
- JMH International, LLC
- Category
- Food — Condiments / Sauces
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (9)
- Batch: J091890A
- Expiration: 09/18/2021 Batch: J011500A
- Expiration: 01/15/2022 Batch: J022500A
- Expiration: 02/25/2022 Batch: J103190A
- Expiration: 10/31/2021 Batch: J110190A
- Expiration: 11/01/2021 Batch: J121290A
- Expiration: 12/12/2021 Batch: J012300A
- Expiration: 01/23/2022 Batch: J022000A
- Expiration: 02/20/2022
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 8 recalled by JMH International, LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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