The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·F-0160-2022·Announced 2021-11-24

Carolina Ingredients Beef Gravy Mix Recalled for Elevated Lead Levels

Carolina Ingredients is recalling Beef Gravy Mix (product code N715025) due to elevated lead levels found in some samples after lab testing. All affected product was shipped to a customer in Georgia.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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: This is an FDA Class II recall involving a high-risk contaminant (lead) in a food product. Although no illnesses have been reported, lead is a known toxicant with serious potential health effects, particularly for vulnerable populations, warranting a High severity rating.

Plain-English summary

Carolina Ingredients, LLC is recalling Carolina Ingredients Beef Gravy Mix Non-allergen (product code N715025) in 50-pound bags. The recall was initiated after the firm received notification from their customer of possible lead contamination and subsequently sent samples to a laboratory for evaluation. Some samples tested positive for elevated lead levels.

The affected product includes 10 specific lot numbers manufactured between September 2020 and August 2021, with Best By dates ranging from March 2021 through February 2022. A total of 2,715 bags of the 50-pound product were distributed. All product was shipped to one customer located in Georgia.

Consumers or businesses in possession of this product should not use it. Lead exposure can pose serious health risks, particularly to young children and pregnant women. Anyone who has purchased or received this product should contact their supplier or Carolina Ingredients for further instructions regarding return or disposal.

The recalled product

Product
Carolina Ingredients Beef Gravy Mix Non-allergen N715025 Net Wt. 50 lbs. Mfr. By: Carolina Ingredients, LLC Rock Hill, SC 29730
Manufacturer
Carolina Ingredients
Category
Food — Spices / Seasoning Mix
Hazard

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 (20)

  • Lot #12771
  • N715025
  • 715025
  • Mfr. Date 09/24/2020
  • Best By 03/24/2021 Lot #27336
  • Mfr. Date 10/05/2020
  • Best By 04/05/2021 Lot #27366
  • Mfr. Date 10/08/2020
  • Best By 04/08/2021 Lot #27554
  • Mfr. Date 10/21/2020
  • Best By 04/21/2021 Lot #28444
  • Mfr. Date 01/04/2021
  • Best By 07/04/2021 Lot #28534
  • Mfr. Date 01/13/2021
  • Best By 07/13/2021 Lot #29322
  • Mfr. Date 03/15/2021
  • Best By 09/15/2021 Lot #29569
  • Mfr. Date 04/07/2021
  • Best By 10/07/2021 Lot #30884
  • Mfr. Date 07/27/2021

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 6 recalled by Carolina Ingredients 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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